NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Penstemon digitalis
Foxglove Beardtongue, Tall White Beardtongue
Scientific Name: |
Penstemon digitalis |
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Genus: |
Penstemon |
Species Epithet: |
digitalis |
Common Name: |
Foxglove Beardtongue, Tall White Beardtongue |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) |
Native/Alien: |
US Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
1-3 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
White |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist, Wet |
Bloom Time: |
May, June |
Growing Area: |
Mountains |
Habitat Description: |
Alluvial forests, moist fields, disturbed areas. Scattered over the mountains, but of uncertain provenance. Rare in the central mountains and adjacent Piedmont, from McDowell and Madison counties to Haywood and Graham counites, but very rare in the northern mountains and maybe the far southwestern counties. Very rare to absent farther eastward, at least of natural occurrences. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Opposite |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Highest Wildlife Value |
Landscape Value: |
Highly Recommended and Available |
State Rank: |
SU: Unrankable (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
State Status: |
W4: Watch List: Rare but Believed Not Native (*Key) |
Notes: |
The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program considers it as not native. |
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Tall, slender Penstemon digitalis at the North Carolina Arboretum. Buncombe County, NC- cultivated
Will Stuart |
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Flowers in a compact terminal panicle. Blossoms white, the upper lip two-lobed and equal in length to the 3-lobed lower lip. NC Botanical Garden, Orange County,NC - cultivated
Will Stuart |
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