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Penstemon digitalis, Foxglove Beardtongue - 5 plants
Penstemon digitalis, Foxglove Beardtongue - 5 plants
Penstemon digitalis, Foxglove Beardtongue - 5 plants
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Penstemon digitalis, Foxglove Beardtongue - 5 plants

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Penstemon digitalis, Foxglove Beardtongue  

Sold in a strip of 5 deep plugs for $37.50 

These deep plugs allow for a large plant — up to 16” tall depending on the species and time of year — with a well-established, mature deep root system.

Each plug is 2” x 2” across and 5” deep.

Plant description

This clump-forming perennial grows 2 – 3 feet tall and features upright panicles of small white to pink blush flowers in spring. It grows in average, well-drained soil in full sun. Native to southwester Pennsylvania, foxglove beardtongue is an excellent pollinator plant. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds and serves as a host plant for butterflies, including the Baltimore checkerspot and specialist mason bees. It is deer resistant and drought tolerant.