General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Showy
Wildlife Attractant: Bees

Common names
  • California Penstemon
  • Pride of the Mountain
  • Penstemon

Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 30, 2013 12:11 AM concerning plant:
    "Penstemon californicus is a species of penstemon known by the common name California penstemon. It is native to Baja California and is also known from fewer than 20 occurrences in California, mainly in Orange and Riverside Counties. It grows in the forest and woodland habitat of the Peninsular Ranges and nearby slopes. This is a perennial herb with many spreading or upright branches 30 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves are no more than 1.5 centimeters long with linear or lance-shaped blades borne on petioles. The inflorescence produces tubular flowers between 1 and 2 centimeters long, purple to blue in color with dark-striped white throats containing hairy staminodes."

    Taken from wikipedia's page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P...

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