Yucca glauca
Click on image to enlarge - ©2009 jim otterstromOne of several Yucca glauca (Soapweed Yucca) begins to bloom at Earth Home Garden.
Soapweed Yucca
Soapweed Yucca adds a striking visual impact to our garden, especially when the flower stalks emerge. Click here to read more about Yucca glauca and its usefulness to indigenous people.
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.
Palmer's Penstemon
Click on photo to enlarge - ©2009 jim otterstromA 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.
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.
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