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Palmer's Penstemon
Click on photo to enlarge - ©2009 jim otterstrom
A native to our Southwest Deserts Penstemon palmeri closely resembles our Big Bear native, Penstemon grinnellii (Bumble-Bee Penstemon) except that Palmer's grows much taller and has strongly fragrant flowers where Bumble-Bee does not. The two seem to be hybridizing in our garden.
Labels: drought tolerant, native plant garden, wildflowers
2 Comments:
I just discovered penstemon this year when I bought a small white flowered plant at a plant sale. Guess i will have to set aside space for some of these.
very nice
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