Our Plants (List)

Davidson’s Penstemon grows as a low mat of olive green leaves at higher elevations from the central Sierra Nevada up into British Columbia. It is part of the subgenus Dasanthera, which includes some of the more beautiful alpine penstemons. Davidson’s penstemon flowers densely with tubular purple blooms. The alpine species…

Firecracker penstemon is found in a variety of settings in the Southwest. In California it grows in the mountains of the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. The light green leaves are lance shaped and primarily basal, that is they occur at the base of the plant. In spring several flower stems…

Firecracker penstemon is aptly named for the bright red flowers that “burst” in abundance along tall flower stocks. Repeated flowering may be encouraged by removing spent flower stocks. The leaves are leathery, deep green and are tightly bunched in a slowly spreading mat. Given sun, well-draining soil and occasional summer…

Foothill penstemon is found in mountainous settings throughout California except the southeastern deserts. It grows as a rounded herb or sub-shrub with lance-shaped leaves. The tubular flowers naturally range from lavender to blue. The exceptional beauty of foothill penstemon has attracted the attention of plant breeders for over a century….

California’s foothill penstemon has been in cultivation for several centuries and is the most popular species of Penstemon. It has especially attracted the attention of English gardeners and plant breeders. ‘Catherine de la Mare’ originated with a Richard de la Mare in the 1950s. This possible hybrid grows in a…

Foothill penstemon is found in the coastal mountains from Oregon to Mexico, the Transverse ranges and the Sierra Nevada. It grows as an open, rounded shrub with narrow, lance-shaped leaves. The flowers are tubular in a color ranging from white to blue to lavender. ‘Margarita BOP’ was selected from a…