Large-flowered Beard Tongue
Family: Plantaginaceae
(Plantain Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 3-8
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Height: 2 feet
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Spread: 8-12 inches
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Bloom Time: May to June
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Bloom: large, tubular pink to purple flowers
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Light: full sun to part shade
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Soil: poor soil containing rocky
material or sand
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Moisture: dry to medium
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Use: borders, cottage gardens, open
woodland areas; attracts bees, butterflies
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Care: remove spent flowers to encourage
new blooms
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Concerns: no serious insect or disease
problems; root rot can occur in wet, poorly-drained soils; leaf spots, rusts,
powdery mildew
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Native to: Central Great Plains of North America
· Notes: stout, unbranched stems, 2-4 feet. tall, bear opposite pairs of blue-green, waxy leaves; salt tolerant
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C248
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