Woodland Beardtongue
Nothochelone nemorosa
Woodland beardtongue is a graceful penstemon relative of moist Pacific Northwest forests, dangling rose-purple tubular flowers in open clusters. A hummingbird favorite for cool, part-shade gardens.
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- CA, OR, WA