| Common Name |
Royal penstemon, Showy penstemen |
| Latin Name |
Penstemon spectabilis |
| Family |
Scrophulariaceae |
| Sunset zones / USDA zones |
7, 14-23 / |
| Type / Form |
Shrub / small |
| Native Habitat |
Coastal sage scrub, oak woodland between 300 and 7,000
feet on southwester California south to Baja California |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
None to twice per month |
| rr |
Full sun |
| Height X Width |
Maximum 4 feet X 3 feet, usually usually 3 feet X 2 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Evergreen rosette |
| Fruit |
Purple-blue flowers in spring |
| Bark / Roots |
|
| Maintenance |
Low |
| Propagation |
Seeds |
| Pest and diseases |
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| Landscape uses |
Erosion control, container, rock garden, border |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Hummingbird, Butterfly, Fire Retardant, fire
retardant, foliage accent, parkways, cut flowers |
| Nature Value |
Butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds use flowers, browsed
by deer, larval plant for butterflies |
| Native American Uses |
Medicinal |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.net/bloomingplants/showypenstemon.html |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penstemon_spectabilis |
| Images and data |
http://www.desertmuseumdigitallibrary.org/public/detail.php?id=ASDM04949 |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=5712 |
| Image |
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=1375434 |
| Data |
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7177,7483,7560 |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PESP3 |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/487.htm |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Penstemon+spectabilis |
