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These pretty lavender blossoms develop on downy stems. Hummingbirds bees and butterflies are all captivated by the engaging tubular flowers. The plant s unusual name comes from the fuzzy tongue in each open bloom. John mitchell an 18th century american botanist recorded the first botanical description of this plant genus carl linnaeus included it in his landmark publication species plantarum in 1753. According to legend native americans once used this plant as a versatile medicinal remedy. Its unusual common name comes from a fuzzy tongue in each open bloom which gives a slight resemblance to a mouth and a tongue. The genus name penstemon comes from greek words for five threads referring to the stamens of each blossom. The species name hirsutus means hairy referring to the fine hairs on the plant.
