General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 12 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: Under 1"
1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Alpine Gardening
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon

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Common names
  • Royal Penstemon
  • Pride of the Mountain
  • Beautiful Beard-tongue
  • Beard Tongue
  • Royal Beardtongue
  • Sagebrush Penstemon
  • Penstemon
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Penstemon speciosus
  • Synonym: Penstemon speciosus var. speciosus
  • Synonym: Penstemon speciosus subsp. kennedyi

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2017-05-08
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-12-01 
Bought as Penstemon speciosus subsp. kennedyi; this very compact
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-12-01 
Bought as Penstemon speciosus subsp. kennedyi; this very compact

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