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Bearded Tongue is not deer resistant.
Penstemon
- Deer
- Frequently
- Zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Perennial
Deer-resistant alternatives to Bearded Tongue
These are tagged deer-resistant in the same catalogue. Check light and height before planting.

dew flower
Penstemon cobaea
same genusPenstemon cobaea , commonly called purple beardtongue, prairie beardtongue, or dew flower, is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial which occurs on prairies, limestone glades and rocky bluffs in the Great Plains and the Ozark Plateau…

Penstemon cobaea var. purpureus
Penstemon cobaea var. purpureus
same genusPenstemon cobaea , commonly called purple beardtongue, prairie beardtongue, or cobaea beardtongue, is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial which occurs on prairies, limestone glades and rocky bluffs in the Great Plains and the Ozark…

bearded penstemon
Penstemon barbatus
same genusPenstemon barbatus , commonly called bearded penstemon or beardlip penstemon, is native to rocky slopes and open woodlands from Utah and Colorado to Arizona, Texas and Mexico.

Penstemon barbatus subsp. coccineus
Penstemon barbatus subsp. coccineus
same genusPenstemon barbatus , commonly called southwestern penstemon, is native to rocky slopes and open woodlands from Utah and Colorado to Arizona, Texas and Mexico.
White wand beardtongue
Penstemon tubaeflorus
same genusPenstemon tubaeflorus is a clump-forming, Missouri native perennial which occurs in dryish soils on prairies, limestone glades, open woods and along railroad tracks.

Eastern Beardtongue
Penstemon laevigatus
same genusEastern smooth beardtongue is a native, herbaceous perennial, wildflower found in the Eastern United States, often in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Appalachian Beardtongue
Penstemon canescens
same genusEastern Gray Beardtongue is a native, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial in the plantain family (Plantaginaceae) and found in the eastern United States in woodlands, glades, forest edges, rocky woodlands, and roadsides.

beardtongue
Penstemon caespitosus
same genusPenstemon caespitosus , commonly called mat penstemon, is a mat-forming perennial that typically forms low tufts to 2” tall and spreads by slender, prostrate, creeping stems.

large beardtongue
Penstemon grandiflorus
same genusPenstemon grandiflorus , called large beardtongue, or large-flowered beardongue, is a herbaceous perennial native to sand prairies, tallgrass prairies, loess hills, and other open, grassy habitats in the Great Plains and portions of the…

Foxglove beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
same genusPenstemon digitalis , commonly called foxglove beardtongue or tall white beardtongue, is a clump-forming, Missouri-native perennial which typically grows 3-5' tall and occurs in prairies, fields, wood margins, open woods and along railroad…
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