Pretty Petticoat Beardstongue

Pretty Petticoat is a compact, late-season beardtongue with lilac-white flowers and a contrasting white throat. Its upright flower display brings color to sunny or lightly shaded borders from midsummer into autumn. ## Garden character Future Plants lists this exact cultivar at 50–65 cm tall, with light-green foliage and a July-to-October flowering period. The modest stature suits the front or middle of a mixed perennial border and smaller garden spaces where taller beardtongues would overwhelm nearby plants. ## Site and care Give it full sun or partial shade in well-drained soil. The source does not specify a watering schedule, so avoid assuming it needs constant irrigation; check the soil and water when it is dry during establishment. Good drainage is the clearest site requirement in the cultivar profile. ## Maintenance Allow the flowering stems to complete their display, then remove spent stems when a tidier appearance is desired. Use the reported mature height as a planning range rather than crowding it against neighboring plants. [Future Plants cultivar profile](https://www.futureplants.com/perennial-varieties/penstemon-pretty-petticoat)