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bridge penstemon
Penstemon rostriflorus
Colorado
- Dimensions
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Height: 2.0 ft. to 3.0 ft.
Spread: 2.0 ft. to 3.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous, Subshrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Hummingbirds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Foothills
- Season of Bloom
- July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Orange Shades, Red Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Readily Seeds
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Evergreen, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Deer Tolerant, Lifespan
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Clay, Loam, Rocky, Sandy, Shallow
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Penstemons provide important larval and adult food sources to native invertebrates.
Great for hummingbirds.