
Penstemon Beard Tongue. Beard tongue, also known by its botanical name penstemon, is among the top plants for use in perennial flower borders. Penstemon digitalis is one of the few penstemons that's long-lived in eastern N.
Look carefully in the center of each penstemon flower and you will see the reason it's called beard-tongue.
The nickname of bearded tongue refers to the pollen-free stamen that protrudes from the flower Botanists often refer to the appearance of this beard when distinguishing among penstemon species.
There is a northwest native Penstemon for every garden. Beardtongue 'Garnet', Beard Tongue 'Garnet', Beardtongue 'Andenken an Friedrich Hahn' One of the longest living Penstemon hybrids, award-winning Penstemon 'Garnet' or 'Andenken an Friedrich. Common Name: Beard-Tongue or Bearded-Tongue. (Redirected from Beard-tongues).
