Penstemon cobaea (Prairie Penstemon)
$ 4.98
Also known as Prairie Beardtongue, False Foxglove, Wild Foxglove.
One of the showiest native penstemons, Prairie Penstemon features large, tubular flowers that vary in color from almost white to purple. It spends most of the year as a small, insignificant rosette, then shoots up 1 to 1 1/2 foot stems a couple of weeks before blooming in the spring. The blooms are white to purple, and each is about 2 to 3 inches long. They will grow in part to full sun.
AT A GLANCE
| Texas native | Yes |
| Water use | Low, medium |
| Sun exposure | Full sun to part sun |
| Bloom time | Spring |
| Mature height | 1-2 ft |
| Attracts | Butterflies, hummingbirds, moths |
| Host plant | Dotted Checkerspot butterfly |
| Notes | Bumble and native bee friendly. |
DISTRIBUTION MAPS
 Present in state |
 Present in county and native |
 Native to North America, but adventive & escaped in state |
 Not present in state |
 Present and rare, native in county |
 Previously present, now extinct |
 Questionable presence (cross-hatched, regardless of color) |