Penstemon cobaea (Prairie Penstemon) Size:4" Host plant Pepper and Salt

Host plant Pepper and Salt Skipper butterfly

banded hairstreak butterfly Erosion control Yes Deer resistant Yes Edible part(s) Fruit (when soaked in water

and looks best planted in groupings or surrounded by other perennials

butterflies

Also known as Texas Huisache or Huisache

Penstemon cobaea (Prairie Penstemon) Size:4" Host plant Pepper and SaltAlso known as Prairie Beardtongue, False Foxglove, Wild Foxglove. One of the showiest native penstemons, Prairie Penstemon features large, tubular flowers that vary in color from almost white to purple. It spends most of the year as a small, insignificant rosette, then shoots up 1 to 1 1 2 foot stems a couple of weeks before blooming in the spring. The blooms are white to purple, and each is about 2 to 3 inches long. They will grow in part to full