Small's Beardtongue
Penstemon smallii
Small's beardtongue is a showy Appalachian penstemon with dense spikes of rose-purple, white-throated tubes, thriving on rocky slopes in sun to part shade.
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- NC, TN