Penstemon hirsutus Polygonella unless you're a perverted botanist

unless you're a perverted botanist

dramatic white eye

quite striking

it also grows fine in regular garden soil as long as it doesn't stay too wet

Penstemon hirsutus Polygonella unless you're a perverted botanistPenstemon hirsutus is an amazing US East Coast US native that ranges from Maine south to Tennessee. In the garden, it forms a showy 2' tall x 4' wide clump, that explodes into flower in mid May (NC), with hundreds of small tubular lavender flowers, each with a large white, obviously enhanced lip. The foliage is hairy, the stalks are hairy, and the flowers are hairy. Perhaps we should check the roots. Although hairy beardtongue survives in light shade,