Smooth Penstemon (Penstemon digitalis)

Smooth Penstemon (Penstemon digitalis)Hardy, North American perennial Description: White, tubular, 5 lobed flowers with thin purple lines to guide pollinators cluster on spires in mid late spring; leaves are elliptical at base, becoming lance shaped further up stem. Habit: Grows 3 5 feet high and up to 2 feet wide; flowers on erect, rigid stems; clump forming. Culture: Prefers full sun to light shade and moist to dry, well drained soil; drought tolerant. Hardiness: Cold hardy to USDA Zone

Description: Small white flowers resembling those of bloodroot appear on stems in early spring before the leaves expand

ISBN-13: ‎  978-0691156705

Thomas Jefferson recorded lily-of-the-valley as early as 1771 in a list of hardy perennial flowers suitable for Monticello

Print length: 323 pages

it was being grown in American gardens by the 1830s

Description: Thick

the Final Drawings of Monticello

Measures slightly wider at the bottom - 12 3/4"

They are high in protein and low in carbohydrates

Trumpet Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) arrives in a 4" pot

Jefferson’'s birthday

Description: Tall