Beardtongue is a perennial shrub for the near-natural garden, stone garden, and the classic borders of flowers. From June, its graceful, bright red, bell-shaped blossoms show and, as a true continuously blooming plant, delight until autumn. The name points out the fine hairs that can be found on the underside of the calyx. Especially bees and bumblebees often visit the beautiful blossoms to draw on their nectar. You can cut the inflorescences very well for the flower vase. Beardtongue is also very advisable as a pot plant. Originally, this shrub stems from Central and South America. Therefore, it's used to rather dry winters and turns out to be less long-living in our climate as it doesn't tolerate waterlogging. A sunny location with permeable soil is ideal. As companions in the flower bed, bergamot, phlox, meadow clary, yarrow, catnip, and some beautiful grasses are suitable.
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