Parry's Penstemon
Penstemon parryi
Tall wands of glowing rose-pink bells light up the Sonoran spring and draw early hummingbirds. A fast, free-seeding penstemon for desert gardens.
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~8 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AZ
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