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Hairy Beardtongue

Hairy Beardtongue

$16.00 CAD
$16.00 CAD
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Hairy Beardtongue is a hardy perennial known for its tubular flowers built for hummingbirds, often over burgundy foliage. Hairy Beardtongue flowers in early summer in shades of pink, and performs best in full sun with low watering once established. This perennial matures to roughly 2-3 feet tall and 1.5-2 feet wide. It is ideal for planting in drifts through a border, or as a reliable cut flower, offering dependable colour that returns every year. Once established it needs little attention, making Hairy Beardtongue a dependable choice for Canadian gardens. It tolerates dry spells well once its roots are down.

  • Mature height: 2-3 feet
  • Mature width: 1.5-2 feet
  • Bloom: Pink, early summer
  • Light: Full Sun
  • Water: Low — water deeply but infrequently once established
  • Hardiness: Zone 3-8
  • Maintenance: Low maintenance
  • Pruning: Cut back to the ground in late fall or early spring; deadhead spent blooms through the season to encourage rebloom.
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  • Latin Name: Penstemon hirsutus
  • 📏 Current Size: Approx 1ft
  • 🌱 Mature Size: Height: 2-3 feet | Width: 1.5-2 feet
  • ☀️ Light: Full Sun
  • 🧊 Hardiness Zone: 08-Mar
  • 🍃 Foliage Colour: Green
  • 🌸 Bloom Colour: Pink
  • 🗓️ Bloom Period: Early summer
  • 🪴 Planting Instructions: Dig a hole slightly wider than the pot, keeping the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil. Loosen circling roots before planting, backfill with native soil amended with compost, then water thoroughly to settle. Space plants about 1.5-2 feet apart and keep well watered through the first full season while roots establish. Plant in full sun.
  • 💧 Care & Watering: Water low: water deeply but infrequently once established. Mulch to conserve moisture and moderate soil temperature, and feed with a balanced slow-release fertilizer in early spring. Cut back to the ground in late fall or early spring; deadhead spent blooms through the season to encourage rebloom.

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