| Description | Prairie Beardtongue (Penstemon cobaea) is clump-forming, reaching up to 24-inch plants with large flowers ranging in color from white to pink pale purple to purple. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, calcareous |
| Flowers | white to pink to light purple to dark purple |
| Leaves | green, largest leaves at the base, smaller stem leaves that tend to clasp the stem (#56) |
| Dimensions | up to 24" tall |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Misc Facts | The purple-colored plants are listed as Penstemon cobaea var purpureus. The species name honors Father Bernardo Cobo, a Spanish missionary and naturalist (1572-1659) #119) |
| Notes & Reference | #56-Tall Grass Prairie Wildflowers (Doug Ladd), #119-Growing Penstemons (Dale Lindgren, Ellen Wilde), #237-Penstemons (Peter Nord) |
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