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A perennial native to the western United States and southern California high deserts, Firecracker Penstemon grows in small mounds of cupped, lanceolate foliage that bear tall spikes of tubular, scarlet red flowers in spring and summer. Needs good...

Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Electric Blue’ (Electric Blue Foothill Penstemon, Electric Blue Beardtongue, Foothill Beardtongue) is a selected garden form of Penstemon heterophyllus, a California native perennial found in foothill, chaparral,...

Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Margarita BOP’ Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Margarita BOP’, commonly known as Margarita BOP Foothill Penstemon, is a selected form of Penstemon heterophyllus, a California native perennial found in foothill,...

Native to dry, inland mountain ranges, Penstemon palmeri is useful for bringing color to desert gardens. Features glaucus blue foliage and blooms in spring with dramatic stalks of large-mouthed flowers. Flowers are pale pink to lavender with dark stripes...

Desert Penstemon is native to southwestern United States where it grows in inland deserts and plateaus. It forms a shrub up to 3 feet wide and tall with large, serrated, blue-green foliage, similar to Penstemon spectabilis. Blooms mid to late spring with...

Widespread in the southern California chaparral, scrub, and woodland communities, Showy Penstemon is an evergreen perennial notable for its large, sharply-toothed leaves and violet and electric blue flowers. Flowers naturally vary in color, taking on...

Compared to 'Blue Spire', 'Little Spire' has darker purple flowers, shorter flowering stems (so no flopping over), slightly greyer less serrate and more acuminate leaves.