Penstemon hirsutus Araucaria flaring creamy white flowers exude

flaring creamy white flowers exude a honeysuckle-like nocturnal fragrance usually only associated with California's Sunset Boulevard red-light district

Atop grey-green foliage

For the uber plant nerds

"It should be in every crinum collection

Not only is Dryopteris championii evergreen

Penstemon hirsutus Araucaria flaring creamy white flowers exudePenstemon hirsutus is an amazing US East Coast US native that ranges from Maine south to Tennessee. In the garden, it forms a showy 2' tall x 4' wide clump, that explodes into flower in mid May (NC), with hundreds of small tubular lavender flowers, each with a large white, obviously enhanced lip. The foliage is hairy, the stalks are hairy, and the flowers are hairy. Perhaps we should check the roots. Although hairy beardtongue survives in light shade,