| Common Name |
Baccharifolius Beardtongue, Rock Penstemon, Del Rio |
| Latin Name |
Penstemon baccharifolius |
| Native Habitat |
Between
2,000 feet and 7,000 feet in southwest USA and northern Mexico |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once or twice per month |
| Height X Width |
2 feet X 2 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Evergreen green |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Songbird, Hummingbird, Mountain |
| Ornamental Value |
Red trumpet shaped flowers June through September |
| Nature Value |
Butterflies and hummingbirds use flowers,
songbirds eat seeds |
| Native American Uses |
Medicinal |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.delange.org/PenstemonRock/PenstemonRock.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Scrophulariaceae/Penstemon_baccharifolius.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.crescentbloom.com/plants/Specimen/PE/Penstemon%20baccharifolius.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=peba |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/62769/ |
| Images and data |
http://museum.utep.edu/chih/gardens/plants/NtoQ/pensbacc.htm |
| Images, and data |
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/penstemonbacchar.htm |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.landscapemart.com/lvl.php?pd1=shpid&pd1pid=penbacdr&pd2=shlist&pd2ord=p&pd2type=bn&pd2ord=p |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PEBA |
| Seeds |
http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/carth.asp?species=Penstemon%20baccharifolius&sref=36356 |
