Plantaginaceae
Penstemon palmeri var. palmeri
Penstemon palmeri var. palmeri var. palmeri
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Penstemon · Native Plant · Western Wildflower · Hummingbird Plant · Xeriscape · Tubular Flowers · Perennial · Drought Adapted · Pollinator Garden · Pink Flowers
Palmer's penstemon is a drought-adapted Western native perennial bearing fragrant pale pink to lavender tubular flowers that attract hummingbirds and bees. Plant in well-drained soil in a sunny to partly shaded spot and water sparingly once established. It is an excellent choice for xeriscape and native plant gardens in the Intermountain West.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately until soil is moist, allowing soil to dry out between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.9
- Temperature
- -15°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5b-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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