Small Flowered Penstemon

Penstemon procerus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Medium

Small Flowered Penstemon

Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus

Calscape.org

Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Western Small Flowered Penstemon

Penstemon procerus var. formosus

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Desert Penstemon

Penstemon pseudospectabilis

Calscape.org

© 2009 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Snow Mountain Beardtongue

Penstemon purpusii

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Rattan's Beardtongue

Penstemon rattanii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Dana York

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 47 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Santa Cruz Mountains Beardtongue

Penstemon rattanii var. kleei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Dylan Neubauer

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 47 in tall
Flower Color: Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Rattan's Beardtongue

Penstemon rattanii var. rattanii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Dana York

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 10 - 47 in tall
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
butterfly

Roezl's Penstemon

Penstemon roezlii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 22 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Blue
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Beaked Penstemon

Penstemon rostriflorus

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Red, Orange
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low

Rock Beardtongue

Penstemon rupicola

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Rydberg's Penstemon

Penstemon rydbergii

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate, High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Mountain Meadow Beardtongue

Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis

Calscape.org

© 1999 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Pinyon Beardtongue

Penstemon scapoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1988 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Green, Lavender
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Royal Penstemon

Penstemon speciosus

Calscape.org

© 2008 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall , 2 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Showy Penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2002 Charles E. Jones

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Blue, Pink, Purple
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Paz Showy Penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis 'Paz'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Showy Penstemon 'Pink Form'

Penstemon spectabilis 'Pink Form'

Calscape.org

© Theodore Payne Foundation.

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Snow Dragon Penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis 'Snow Dragon'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Very Low

Showy Penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis

Calscape.org

2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Showy Penstemon

Penstemon spectabilis var. subviscosus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 4 ft tall
Flower Color: Blue, Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Stephens' Beardtongue

Penstemon stephensii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Belinda Lo

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Susanville Beardtongue

Penstemon sudans

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Anthony Baniaga

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Thompson's Beardtongue

Penstemon thompsoniae

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Pink
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Thurber's Penstemon

Penstemon thurberi

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2005 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple, Lavender, Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Tracy's Beardtongue

Penstemon tracyi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1992 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 - 5 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Utah Beardtongue

Penstemon utahensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Wildlife supported:
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Wild Crab Apple

Peraphyllum ramosissimum

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Bacigalupi's Yampah

Perideridia bacigalupii

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Bolander's Yampah

Perideridia bolanderi

Calscape.org

© 2008 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow

Bolander's Yampah

Perideridia bolanderi ssp. bolanderi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Perideridia bolanderi ssp. involucrata

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

California Yampah

Perideridia californica

Calscape.org

© 2009 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Gairdner's Yampah

Perideridia gairdneri

Calscape.org

© 1977 J Schmidt

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Trent M. Draper

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Gairdner's Yampah

Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Bob Huettmann

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Howell's Yampah

Perideridia howellii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Kellogg's Yampah

Perideridia kelloggii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 John Doyen

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 5 ft tall
Flower Color: White, Cream
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Lemmon's Yampah

Perideridia lemmonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 3 ft tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Narrow-seeded Yampah

Perideridia leptocarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Oregon Yampah

Perideridia oregana

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 36 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Parish's Yampah

Perideridia parishii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Dr. Mark S. Brunell

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Perideridia parishii ssp. latifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Wynn Anderson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Parish's Yampah

Perideridia parishii ssp. parishii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Thomas Stoughton

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Adobe Yampah

Perideridia pringlei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Steve Matson

Plant type: Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Swamp Knotweed

Persicaria amphibia

Calscape.org

© 2005 Fabelfroh

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 8 - 48 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water Pepper

Persicaria hydropiperoides

Calscape.org

© Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Green
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Willow Weed

Persicaria lapathifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Jake Ruygt

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 31 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Water Smartweed

Persicaria punctata

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2003 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: White
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot

Petasites frigidus

Calscape.org

© 2009 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Mat Rockspirea

Petrophytum caespitosum

Calscape.org

© 2008 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Glandular Yellow Phacelia

Phacelia adenophora

Calscape.org

© 1993 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Limestone Phacelia

Phacelia affinis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Aven Nelson's Phacelia

Phacelia anelsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly

Sand Dune Phacelia

Phacelia argentea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Genevieve K. Walden

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 18 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Southern Sierra Phacelia

Phacelia austromontana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2006 Chris Wagner, SBNF

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 11 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Barneby's Phacelia

Phacelia barnebyana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Duncan S. Bell

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
butterfly

Twocolor Phacelia

Phacelia bicolor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Bolander's Phacelia

Phacelia bolanderi

Calscape.org

© 2010 Stickpen

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 5 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Lavender, Purple, Blue
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
Bats
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Moderate
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Short Lobed Phacelia

Phacelia brachyloba

Calscape.org

© 2008 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 24 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast