06/16/2026
🦊Native Plant Feature: Foxglove Beardtongue🌼
Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue) is a native white flowered plant that blooms in early summer (right now) and provides nectar for many native pollinators. It is a great flower for prairies, savannas, and even your yard! What are some facts about it?
🤍Foxglove Beardtongue grows to be about 3 feet and has white to pink flowers.
💧It prefers medium to dry soils but can adapt very well.
🌥️It can handle different amounts of sunshine from full sun to part shade.
🐝The tubular flowers of this plant attract native long-tongued bees, including bumblebees, Miner bees, Mason bees, and hummingbirds.
💬Other common names include Mississippi Penstemon, Smooth White Beardtongue, Talus Slope Penstemon, and simply, Beardtongue.
‼️Native foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) is a hardy, 3–5-foot-tall perennial native to eastern and central North America. Unlike "garden variety" European foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea), it is highly attractive to native pollinators, non-toxic, and features stout, erect stems with clusters of white, tubular flowers. Make sure you get the correct plant when you shop.
Plant native to help your local native ecosystem and wildlife!
Video Native Foxglove Beardtongue being visited by a bumblebee
