Origin: US Native
Other Common Names: Ballon Flower
Duration: Perennial
Bloom Time: May-June
Height: 2' to 3'
Spacing: 15” to 18”
Light: Full Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
USDA Zone: 4a-9b
Germination: Fall plant or cold stratify for 1 to 3 months for best results. Sow seeds just below the soil surface at 70F and water.
Seeds Per Oz: 32000
This Beardtongue was named after the British botanist Edward Palmer, and is found native to desert mountains from easter Mojave to Utah and in New Mexico. Growing in washes, roadsides, canyon floors, and other similar areas, this plant is a tough, drought and heat resistant species. This wildflower is most notable for it's tall spikes of showy light pink blooms. Favored by bumblebees who like to squeeze themselves into the bulbous throats of the flowers!
