| Description | 'Gold Foil' Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) produces clumps of yellow spring foliage that change to yellowish green or light green by the time it blooms. Lilac-pink tubular flowers are borne on stalks above the foliage. |
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| Pronunciation | (PEN-stem-on)(dig-ee-TAH-liss) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | white to pinkish white, tubular |
| Leaves | open in spring gold, then change to chartreuse; light conditions will affect the amount of gold color |
| Dimensions | 2.5-3’ tall x 1-1.5’ wide |
| Maintenance | may need to be stalked |
| Propagation | when planting from seed there will be a variability in the golds of the plants, division |
| Cultivar Origin | Garden origin was discovered as a foliage sport some years ago, and subsequent seedlings were slowly re-selected until the plants came acceptably true from seed. Discovered by Plant World Seeds company in Brittian |
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