Eastern Smooth Beardtongue
Penstemon laevigatus
Eastern smooth beardtongue carries airy spikes of white, faintly violet-tinged tubes over glossy foliage, an adaptable native for sun to part shade in average soil.
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV