| Description | Smooth Penstemon (Penstemon laevigatus) is a native perennial that grows 3-5 feet tall and produces white, tubular flowers in panicles that attract pollinators. |
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| Pronunciation | )PEN-stem-on)(lee-vih-GAY-tus) |
| Plant Type | Herbaceous, Perennials Hardy, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | (4)5-9 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, found in bottomlands, forest edges, hammocks, and moist, low meadows. |
| Flowers | tubular, white, to pale pink. borne in a terminal panicle |
| Fruit | seed pods |
| Leaves | Lanceolate green, opposite, sessile, almost touching the opposite leaf, slightly toothed margin, hairy underside, smooth, or minutely hairy, basal leaves larger than the stem leaves |
| Stems | usually unbranched, smooth, or minutely hairy. |
| Dimensions | 1-4 feet |
| Propagation | seeds, cold, moist stratification to increase germination rates |
| Misc Facts | Bee and Butterfly-friendly |
| Notes & Reference | #270-North Carolina Extention Gardener Tool Box (www.plants.ces.ncsu.edu/), #275-North Carolina Botanical Garden (https://floraquest.org/plant/) |
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