| Description | A native plant to the Southwestern part of the USA. Produces vivid red tubular flowers on a slender stalk. |
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| Pronunciation | (pen-STE-mon)(bar-BAY-tus) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full, part sun in the hotter regions |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Temperature | hardy to 0 degrees F |
| Flowers | scarlet, slightly pendant, borne on long slender scapes, red tubular corolla with reflexed lower lip, pollinated by butterflies |
| Leaves | leaves found at base, linear, alternate, stems only for flowers, has deep roots |
| Dimensions | 15" to 5' tall depending on site |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Natural range from Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Texas in elevation of 4,000-10,000 ft. |
| Misc Facts | Penstemon comes from two Greek words, "pente" meaning five and "stemon" meaning stamen. (syn. Penstemon frutescens) |
| Notes & Reference | #119-Growing Penstemons (Dale Lindgren, Ellen Wilde), #237-Penstemons (Peter Nord) |
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