If you have disturbed or bare soil, then it is quite easy to direct sow Hairy Beardtongue seed. Simply scatter the seed on the bare soil in Autumn or Winter. The seed should germinate once temperatures warm up in Spring.
Any penstemon will flower best in full sun but will grow happily in light shade, albeit with a less dramatic display. But flowering will always be improved and extended by deadheading regularly, which encourages the plant to make new flower spikes right up to the first frosts.
Light preference: Full sun to part shade. Varieties with purple or reddish leaves will exhibit the best foliage color when grown in direct sunlight.. . . . .364011234839!]
