Hairy Beardtongue - Penstemon hirsutus *RPBB*

A shorter, pinker beardtongue with enormous pollinator value, Hairy Beardtongue attracts bees, butterflies, Sphinx moths, and hummingbirds. Chickadees, Cardinals, Wrens and others may eat the seeds. Easy to grow, it is a host plant for the the federally endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee and the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly. It gets its common name from its hairy stems. Soil Type: Loam/Sand Soil Conditions: Moist-Dry Flower Color: Pink Flower time: May-June Height: 1.5' Light: Tolerates All Features: Rain Garden, Hummingbirds and other Birds, Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, Pollinators, Larval Host Credits: Info courtesy of illinoiswildflowers.info; photo courtesy Ryan Hodnett