Calico Beardtongue Tree making it especially useful for

making it especially useful for smaller gardens and containers

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Its upright flower spikes and dense foliage contrast nicely with broadleaf perennials and ornamental grasses

Feed in early spring with a balanced slow release fertilizer to encourage steady growth

Calico Beardtongue Tree making it especially useful forPenstemon calycosus Overview Uses: Woodland edges, pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, rain gardens, perennial borders, cut flower gardens, naturalized meadows. Benefits: Calico Beardtongue is an underused native wildflower that fills an important niche it brings the tubular, hummingbird attracting blooms of the Penstemon genus to partially shaded sites where most beardtongues will not grow. Strong, upright stems carry clusters of lavender pink