Foxglove beardtongue is an easy-to-grow native plant that tolerates deer, rabbits, drought, clay soil and dry soil, making it an excellent choice for central Ohio gardens. Its late-spring/early summer ...

Penstemons have been valued for centuries, but it's only in recent decades that they've become more widely planted in Iowa gardens. Their common name is beardtongues because of the often-hairy stamen ...

Every spring, I get giddy at the first sight of color that isn’t the white or brown of mud season. I know that each year, the abundance and beauty of wildflowers in this region will continuously ...

IT’S TIME FOR another round of Seattle Grows, a botanical party game (that I made up) where I ask local garden professionals what plant we should all be growing. This time I turned to Marcia Bruno, ...

It takes only a single shell-leaf penstemon plant putting up a spike loaded with buds in late May to remind me that I think the members of the penstemon tribe that fill out meadows and roadsides are ...

Foxglove beardtongue is a low-maintenance, deer-resistant perennial native to central Ohio. The plant thrives in various conditions and is easily grown from seed. Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU ...