Penstemon cobaea (Prairie Penstemon) Size:4" Also known as Texas Huisache

Also known as Texas Huisache or Huisache

and looks best planted in groupings or surrounded by other perennials

but comes back in the spring and grows quickly to 3-6ft

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

butterflies Poisonous Seeds and young leaves

Penstemon cobaea (Prairie Penstemon) Size:4" Also known as Texas HuisacheAlso 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