Penstemon, ‘Prairie Foxglove’ Penstemon cobaea

Also called fairy thimbles, beard tongue, and wild foxglove, has the largest flowers of any penstemon. Grows in a compact rosette that produces a flower stalk reaching up to 30″ tall in spring with showy tubular flowers in shades of white to pink to purple. Attracts hummingbirds, bees and nectar insects, and butterflies (larval host for the dotted checkerspot butterfly). May go dormant during summer but will re-emerge in late winter. Tends to be short-lived but propagates easily from seed.

Size: 1-3' tall and wide

Growing Requirements

Full Sun, Part Shade

Well-drained soil. Drought tolerant.

Culture & Care