Is Front Range Beardtongue deer resistant?
Penstemon virens
Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
Not listed by Rutgers NJAES. Rated deer-resistant by El Paso County CSU Extension, whose list is a single category, mapped conservatively to Seldom Severely Damaged.
About Front Range Beardtongue
A dense rosette of bright green leaves pressed flat to the ground, then a haze of small blue-violet flowers just above it from May onwards. It grows in the foothills of Colorado and Wyoming and nowhere else. Deer generally go around it. Height is the trap. Colorado's extension service puts it at six to twelve inches, and at that size a plant set into an ordinary mixed border is simply gone within two seasons - not killed, just shaded over and swallowed. Rocky ground, moderate water, sun or light shade, and nothing beside it that can reach over the top. The naming causes more trouble than the growing. Front range penstemon, front range beardtongue, blue mist penstemon and blue mist beardtongue are all this one plant. Keep it clear in your head from Penstemon virgatus, wand bloom penstemon, which runs twelve to thirty inches on erect slender stalks and is a different thing entirely.
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Common questions about Front Range Beardtongue
- Is Front Range Beardtongue deer resistant?
- Front Range Beardtongue (Penstemon virens) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- Does Front Range Beardtongue grow in shade?
- Yes. Front Range Beardtongue tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does Front Range Beardtongue get?
- Mature height is roughly 24–24 in. Growth rate is moderate.