Bush Penstemon (Keckiella cordifolia)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 11
Plant Height:	3 - 6 feet
Plant Spread:	3 - 6 feet
Leaves:	Other: Heart-leaf
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Red Other: Red-orange
Bloom Size:	1"-2"
Flower Time:	Late spring or early summer Summer Other: May - July
Suitable Locations:	Xeriscapic
Uses:	Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant:	Hummingbirds
Resistances:	Deer Resistant
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots

Common names

Bush Penstemon
Heart-leaved Penstemon
Heartleaf Keckiella
Heart-leaf Bush-beardtongue
Climbing Penstemon
Heartleaf Penstemon

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Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2012-11-03

Uploaded by Kelli

Location: Leo Carrillo State Park, California
Date: 2012-07-04

Uploaded by Kelli

Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2014-06-29

Uploaded by chelle

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Uploaded by Calif_Sue

Uploaded by Calif_Sue

Comments:

Posted by chelle (N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and Florida - Zone 9b - Zone 9b) on Apr 18, 2014 6:51 AM concerning plant:

Climbing penstemon (Keckiella cordifolia) seedlings are quite cold hardy and adaptable to wide temperature fluctuations. Seedlings transplanted outdoors under high cover have survived and show every sign of continuing to prosper; this batch having been started warm indoors, and then directly exposed to the following:

Day 1, 69°F / 32°F
Day 2, 33°F / 24°F
Day 3, 46°F / 23°F
Day 4, 66°F / 32°F

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Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Apr 4, 2013 11:56 PM concerning plant:

Heartleaf keckiella (Keckiella cordifolia)......

Taken from wikipedia's pages at:

"It is native to the coast and coastal mountains of southern California and northern Baja California, and it is a resident of chaparral and coastal woodland plant communities.

Keckiella is a genus of plants in the plantain family. It includes several species of plants known commonly as keckiellas. A few species may be called beardtongues or penstemons because some keckiellas once belonged to genus Penstemon.

They bloom in attractive snapdragon-like flowers. Genus Keckiella was named after the American botanist David D. Keck."

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Posted by chelle (N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and Florida - Zone 9b - Zone 9b) on Sep 14, 2014 7:32 PM concerning plant:

Favored fare of groundhogs in my garden. No buds have been allowed to develop.

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Keckiella Bush Penstemon (Keckiella cordifolia)

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