Plantaginaceae
Mountain-pride
Penstemon newberryi
Also known as Mountain penstemon, Penstemon newberryi, Penstemon menziesii f. newberryi, Sierra penstemon
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native · Hummingbird Plant · Rock Garden · Alpine · Pink Flowers · Drought Tolerant · Western Native · Penstemon · Pollinator · Perennial
Mountain-pride is a low-growing western native penstemon that produces vivid magenta-pink tubular flowers beloved by hummingbirds and bees. Plant it in full sun with excellent drainage — it thrives in rocky, gravelly, or sandy soils and dislikes wet feet. Once established it is quite drought tolerant and requires minimal care beyond occasional deadheading.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow soil to dry between waterings as it prefers well-drained rocky or gravelly soil · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- Pink
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California, Nevada, Oregon
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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