The 1' tall x 2' wide hairy clumps emerge with butterscotch foliage which changes to peachy-orange as the season progresses
has been one of the top performers in our heat tolerance trials
with 2" straw-yellow upfacing flowers
and each 2' wide clump is topped in midsummer with 20" tall scapes of light lavender flowers
The fall-emerging foliage resembles Arum italicum with the typical silver vein pattern on the foliage
Penstemon hirsutus Hybrid The 1' tall x 2'Penstemon 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,