Hill Country Penstemon

Penstemon triflorus

Hill Country penstemon is a Texas endemic with vivid rose-pink, candy-striped tubes on limestone hills, a heat- and drought-proof beardtongue for alkaline soils.

Family: Plantaginaceae
Type: wildflower
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 1–2 ft
Spacing: 1–1.5 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: dry
Soil pH: alkaline, neutral
Bloom: April, May
Bloom colors: pink
Wildlife value: pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
Landscape uses: border, container
Native states: TX