Showy Penstemon
Penstemon spectabilis
Showy penstemon lives up to its name with tall wands of large blue-violet flowers, a vigorous, drought-tolerant beardtongue for southern California gardens.
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- pink, blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~8 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- CA, NV
Related native plants
More Penstemon species
- Large Beardtongue (Penstemon grandiflorus)
- Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)
- Cobaea Beardtongue (Penstemon cobaea)
- Scarlet Bugler (Penstemon centranthifolius)
- Palmer's Penstemon (Penstemon palmeri)
- Beardlip Penstemon (Penstemon barbatus)