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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12 - 18 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 12 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: 3 months at 40 degrees
Suitable for wintersowing
Can handle transplanting

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Common names
  • White Beardtongue
  • White Beard Tongue
  • Red-line Beardtongue
  • White Penstemon
  • Beard Tongue
  • Pride of the Mountain
  • Penstemon

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Location: Roadside, west central Saskatchewan.
Date: 2010-06-16
Location: Roadside, west central Saskatchewan.
Date: 2010-06-14
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-16
Location: Roadside, west central Saskatchewan.
Date: 2010-06-16
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2011-02-26
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Date: 2015-06-20
Plant Events from our members
chelle From January 31, 2015 to April 11, 2015 Seeds germinated
chelle On January 30, 2015 Seeds sown
W/S 8 weeks @ 40 degrees
lovesblooms On January 28, 2017 Seeds sown
w/s
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Penstemon albidus by valleylynn Dec 1, 2012 10:21 AM 0

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