Penstemon tenuis Tanacetum The very slender leaves provide

The very slender leaves provide an attractive contrast to bolder textured plants

dark purple flowers

Cymbidium goeringii

so the color may vary slightly

quarter-sized leaves

Penstemon tenuis Tanacetum The very slender leaves provideWe have been thrilled with the performance of the Southeast US (Arkansas through Texas) native, Gulf Coast beard tongue. For us, the robust Penstemon tenuis forms a tight mass of rosettes that give rise in early spring to dozens of 30" tall upright stems, each laden, starting for us in early May, with light purple, bell shaped flowers. Although a moist streamside marsh native in the wild, Penstemon tenuis is adaptable to an array of garden soils, all