Rock Candy Light Pink Beardtongue is a tidy native herbaceous perennial with rigid upright stems and green lance-shaped foliage. Loose raceme of tubular light pink flowers with distinct candy-striping in the throat bloom heavily in spring and again in summer if deadheaded. Grows best in partial sun and dry to medium well-drained soil. Drought and heat tolerant.
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 Origins:  | 
 Southwest N. America  | 
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 Height:  | 
 0.5' - 1'  | 
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 Spread:  | 
 0.5’ - 1'  | 
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 Spacing:  | 
 1'  | 
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 USDA Hardiness Zone:  | 
 5 - 8  | 
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 Bloom Color:  | 
 Pink  | 
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  No serious pests or diseases.  Root rot can occur in poorly-drained soils.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Rock Gardens, Xeriscape Gardens, Naturalized Areas, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Purple Coneflower, Little Bluestem, Giant Hyssop
IMAGE: 阿橋 HQ, 紅花釣鐘柳 Penstemon barbatus -瀋陽世博園 Shenyang Expo Gardens, China- (9190632295), CC BY-SA 2.0