Shrubby Penstemon
Penstemon fruticosus
Shrubby penstemon is a low, woody-based evergreen penstemon of the Northwest, covered in large lavender-blue flowers, superb in rock gardens and dry borders.
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- purple, blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- foundation, container
- Native states
- ID, MT, OR, WA, WY