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Showy Penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis

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Field Notes

Description:

Pink to blue flowers on top of serrated leaved stalks about 3 feet high. The flowers have an oval tubular opening that's lighter in color than the outside.

Habitat:

Grassland mixed Chaparral. Native to California and Baja California.

Reference Links:

Penstemon spectabilis, Calflora: Penstemon spectabilis

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Comments (2)
TorreyNeel
Cindy, I started a California Native Plants Mission, maybe you can put some of your great native plant photos under this mission. Thanks.

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Flowers of North America
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Southern California Wildlife
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California's Native Plants

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PublishedMay 7, 2013

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