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With more than 200 species to choose from, there’s a beardtongue (Penstemon spp.) for almost every garden.
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
One concern, according to the local newspaper The Nevada Current, is whether the airport will threaten endangered species in the Ivanpah Valley, including the desert tortoise and the rare white-margined beardtongue wildflower.
—Jessica Puckett, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
Her favorites include beebalm (Monarda spp), coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis), black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia spp) and love grass (Eragrostis spectabilis).
—Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
Midnight Masquerade penstemon Hirsch likes this newer penstemon − also known as beardtongue − for its deep burgundy leaves that set off lavender and white flowers.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
Airport officials have acknowledged the presence of rare species and are working towards relocating endangered plant species like the prairie dandelion, large-flowered beardtongue, aromatic aster, and the prickly pear, per Axios Chicago.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2021
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
One concern, according to the local newspaper The Nevada Current, is whether the airport will threaten endangered species in the Ivanpah Valley, including the desert tortoise and the rare white-margined beardtongue wildflower.
—Jessica Puckett, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
Her favorites include beebalm (Monarda spp), coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis), black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia spp) and love grass (Eragrostis spectabilis).
—Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
Midnight Masquerade penstemon Hirsch likes this newer penstemon − also known as beardtongue − for its deep burgundy leaves that set off lavender and white flowers.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
Airport officials have acknowledged the presence of rare species and are working towards relocating endangered plant species like the prairie dandelion, large-flowered beardtongue, aromatic aster, and the prickly pear, per Axios Chicago.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2021
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“Beardtongue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beardtongue. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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