Plant Portrait
Scientific Name: |
Penstemon canescens |
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Common Name: |
Beardtongue |
Native/Alien: |
Native |
Type: |
Perennial |
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Plant The original plant was rescued several years previously from a bank being "weed-eater"ed. Notice the crinkled leaves. The foliage is much more lush in this garden setting.
Black Mountain
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Buds
Black Mountain
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Buds and Blooms
Black Mountain
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Closeup of Bloom See the fuzzy beard-tongue?
Black Mountain
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Closeup of Bearded-tongue
Black Mountain
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Links: |
USDA PLANTS Database Record |
