| Common Name |
Snapdragon Penstemon,
Yellow Bush Penstemon, Chaparral Beardtongue, Bush Penstemon, Yawning
Penstemon, Gaping Penstemon |
| Latin Name |
Keckiella breviflora |
| Family |
Scrophulariaceae
|
| Sunset zones / USDA zones |
7-9, 12-24 / |
| Type / Form |
Shrub / Medium |
| Native Habitat |
To 9,000 feet in several
California habitats, flourishes on dry rocky slopes below 4,000 feet |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite or sand
preferred, low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once or twice per month
|
| Exposure |
Full sun |
| Height X Width |
6 feet X 3 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Green evergreen leaves |
| Flowers |
Wonderfully fragrant,
bright yellow flowers spring and summer and elegant foliage |
| Bark / Roots |
|
| Maintennce |
Low |
| Propagation |
Seeds |
| Pests and diseases |
|
| Landscape uses |
Erosion control, rock garden, low
maintenance, parkways, cut flowers |
| Garden Suitability |
Fragrance, Hummingbird,
Mountain, Thornless, Butterfly |
| Ornamental Value |
Wonderfully fragrant,
bright yellow flowers spring and summer and elegant foliage |
| Nature Value |
Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees use
flowers |
| Native American Uses |
Children sucked flowers for
nectar |
| Links |
|
| Images
and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=KEAN |
| Images
and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=4516 |
| Images
and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keckiella_breviflora |
| Images
and data |
http://www.coepark.org/wildflowers/white/keckiella-breviflora.html |
| Data |
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Keckiella+breviflora+var.+breviflora |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=KEANA |
| Images,
nursery, and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/369.htm |
| Images,
nursery,
and data |
http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Keckiella+breviflora |
