Our native Mountain Laurel typically begins blooming the first week of June in Indiana County.
Penstemon digitalis (Beardtongue) matures to 3' in height and has white to pink flowers. It prefers medium to dry medium soils but can adapt to many light conditions: full sun to part shade such as clearings within forests and woods' edges.The ones in this photo were growing along a gas well road at Blue Spruce Park. The tubular flowers of this plant attract honeybees, bumblebees and hummingbirds.
