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Penstemon grinnellii ssp. scrophularioides

Penstemon grinnellii Eastw. ssp. scrophularioides (M.E. Jones) Munz

Grinnell's Penstemon, Grinnell's Beardtongue

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Synonym(s): Penstemon grinnellii var. scrophularioides

USDA Symbol: PEGRS

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

A showy perennial to 3 ft. high with blue-green leaves and 1 in. blue-violet to pink to lavender flowers.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Blue , Purple , Violet
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Pink or light lavender to light blue or light violet, with reddish purple nectar guides.

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Distribution: C. CA
Native Habitat: Dry slopes of foothill & pinyon-juniper woods; 1800-6000 ft.

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
Soil Description: Dry, well-drained soils.
Conditions Comments: Drought tolerant.

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Propagation

Description: Propagate using half-woody cuttings or seed.
Commercially Avail: yes

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 37 - Calscape (2019) California Native Plant Society
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Penstemon grinnellii ssp. scrophularioides in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Penstemon grinnellii ssp. scrophularioides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Penstemon grinnellii ssp. scrophularioides

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-02-22
Research By: TWC Staff

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