Plantaginaceae
Penstemon glaber var. brandegeei
Penstemon glaber var. brandegeei var. brandegeei
Also known as Penstemon brandegeei, Penstemon alpinus subsp. brandegeei, Penstemon cyananthus var. brandegeei
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Penstemon · Beardtongue · Native Wildflower · Perennial · Rocky Mountain · Pollinator Plant · Colorado Native · Hummingbird Plant · Tubular Flowers
Brandegeei beardtongue thrives in well-drained soils with partial to full sun and regular watering during the growing season. It is best suited to rock gardens or native plant borders in its natural range of Colorado and New Mexico. Avoid overwatering and heavy clay soils to keep this perennial healthy and blooming.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Colorado, Mexico Northeast, New Mexico
- Attracts
- Bees, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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