Penstemon hirsutus Hybrid with 2" straw-yellow upfacing flowers

with 2" straw-yellow upfacing flowers

and each 2' wide clump is topped in midsummer with 20" tall scapes of light lavender flowers

yellow spurs and orange cup

800' elevation in Ha Giang Province

The fall-emerging foliage resembles Arum italicum with the typical silver vein pattern on the foliage

Penstemon hirsutus Hybrid with 2" straw-yellow upfacing flowersPenstemon hirsutus is an amazing US East Coast US native that ranges from Maine south to Tennessee. In the garden, it forms a showy 2' tall x 4' wide clump, that explodes into flower in mid May (NC), with hundreds of small tubular lavender flowers, each with a large white, obviously enhanced lip. The foliage is hairy, the stalks are hairy, and the flowers are hairy. Perhaps we should check the roots. Although hairy beardtongue survives in light shade,