Penstemon, or Foxglove (or White) Beardtongue . . .
(Penstemon digitalis) A short-lived beauty,
flowering right around Summer solstice, for about a period of two weeks.
Member of the Snapdragon Family.
Native to the North American Prairie. Pen + stemon = five + stamens (pictured
above), the fifth of
which is a hairy or 'bearded tongue', evidently modified to attract
insects.
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Penstemons, seen from below |
(Photograph was made Sunday, the 23nd of June,
2002)
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