My first encounter with one of largest genera of plants native exclusively in North and Central America was soon after one of its cultivars was named the perennial plant of the year. Penstemon ...

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 ...

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