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Palmer's Penstemon
Botanical Name
Penstemon palmeri
Also Known As
Palmer's Beardtongue
Specifications
Plant Type
Native From
USDA Zone
Light Needs
Watering Needs
Leaves
Life Cycle
Avg. Mature Size
Growth Rate
Bloom Time
Flower Color
Perennial
CA
8 - 11
Partial - Full Sun
Low
Summer Semi - deciduous
Perennial
4' Tall and 2' Wide
Moderate
Spring
Purple Blue Pink
Palmer's Penstemon (Penstemon palmeri) is a member of the Plantaginaceae (Plantain) family, notable for its showy, rounded flowers. This plant grows erect and may reach two meters in maximum height but more often less. The leaves are generally oppositely arranged and have toothed margins. The flower cluster is a panicle or raceme with small leaves. The flower has a five-lobed calyx of sepals and a cylindrical corolla with may have an expanded throat. The flower is pink to blue-purple, and occasional specimens are red, yellow, or white. The staminode is partially hairy. There is one recognized variety, P. palmeri var. palmeri. Both are found in the arid mountains of Inyo and San Bernardino counties.
Soils & Fertilizers For Palmer's Penstemon
