Penstemon cobaea (Prairie Penstemon) Size:4" depending on variety

depending on variety

banded hairstreak butterfly Erosion control Yes Deer resistant Yes Edible part(s) Fruit (when soaked in water

Host plant Pepper and Salt Skipper butterfly

butterflies Host plant Skipper and Satyr butterflies

butterflies Poisonous Seeds and young leaves

Penstemon cobaea (Prairie Penstemon) Size:4" depending on varietyAlso 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