Penstemon hartwegii
Appearance
Penstemon hartwegii | |
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Flowers of Penstemon hartwegii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Penstemon |
Species: | P. hartwegii
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Binomial name | |
Penstemon hartwegii Benth.
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Penstemon hartwegii, common name Hartweg's beardtongue,[1] is a species of flowering perennial herb in the plantain family.
Description
[edit]Penstemon hartwegii can reach a height of 30–70 centimetres (12–28 in). This bushy semi-evergreen plant has simple, narrow, fleshy, mid-green leaves and racemes of bell-shaped bright-red, purple or crimson flowers, up to 4 cm long, with white markings on a wide throat. They bloom in summer and early autumn.
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is native to Mexico.
References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Penstemon hartwegii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Penstemon hartwegii". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 24 January 2021.