Penstemon, Hairy beardtongue
Penstemon hirsutus (L.) Wild
Family: Scrophulariaceae (figwort)
- Bloom Period:
- Early,
- Growth Cycle:
- Perennial,
- Growth Habit:
- Forbs/Herbs,
- Insect Type Attracted:
- Natural Enemy,
- Pollinator,
- Light:
- Full,
- Partial,
- Region:
- Northern Lower Peninsula,
- Southern Lower Peninsula
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry,
- Medium,
- Height:
- 1-2ft
Natural enemies attracted
Moderately attractive: Chalcidoidea and Orius insidiosus.
Mildly attractive: Braconidae, Aeolothripidae, Cynipoidea and Empididae.
Pollinators attracted
Moderately attractive: bees including large carpenter bees, small carpenter bees, and bumble bees.
Pests attracted
Highly attractive: lygus bugs.
Moderately attractive: thrips.
Mildly attractive: root-maggot flies, froghoppers, aphids and leafhoppers.