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Penstemon cobaea
Cobaea beardtongue · Cobaea penstemon · Foxglove penstemon · Prairie beardtongue
Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: full_sun
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Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 2–13
Click count
63
Observations
166
Description
Source: leafsnapPenstemon cobaea is a flowering plant in the plantain family, commonly known as cobaea beardtongue, prairie beardtongue or foxglove penstemon. The plant is native to the central United States, primarily the Great Plains from Nebraska to Texas, with additional populations in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas. There are also populations reported in the southwestern United States as well as in Illinois and Ohio, but these appear to be introductions.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 0–41.1°C
Ideal temperature: 0–41.1°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Penstemon
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 2-13
- Mature Height
- 30 cm to 91 cm
- Mature Spread
- 61 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen, Semi-evergreen
- Flower Color
- White, Lavender
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm to 7.62 cm
- Bloom Time
- Mid spring, Late spring, Early summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Summer
Tags (7)
Common Names (4)
en Cobaea beardtongue
en Cobaea penstemon
en Foxglove penstemon
en Prairie beardtongue