• Common name:  Red Birds in a Tree
• Zones:  5 – 9
• Longevity in Laramie County:  Perennial
• Mature height:  15 – 40 inches
• Mature spread: 12 – 36 inches
• Hardy to: 6,000′
• Water requirements: Low
• Exposure:  Full Sun to Part Shade
• Flower color:  Red
• Flower season:  Spring to Summer

• Common name:  Penstemon, Beardtongue
• Zones:  4
• Longevity in Laramie County:  Perennial
• Mature height:  20 – 36 inches
• Mature spread: 8 – 15 inches
• Hardy to: 8,000′
• Water requirements: Low
• Exposure:   Full Sun
• Flower color:  Mixed
• Flower season:   Early Summer

• Common name:  Penstemon, Beardtongue
• Zones:  3 – 8
• Longevity in Laramie County:  Perennial
• Mature height:  28 – 33 inches
• Mature spread: 12 – 18 inches
• Hardy to: 8,500′
• Water requirements: Low
• Exposure:   Full Sun
• Flower color:   Coral Pink
• Flower season:   Late Spring to Late Summer

These photos depict a Penstemon barbatus cultivar (‘Pinacolada’) that is very similar in coloration to (though of lower growing habit than) ‘Coral Baby.’