Penstemon hartwegii
Flowers of Penstemon hartwegii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Penstemon
Species:
P. hartwegii
Binomial name
Penstemon hartwegii
Benth.

Penstemon hartwegii, common name Hartweg's beardtongue,[1] is a species of flowering perennial herb in the plantain family.

Description

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

This species is native to Mexico.

References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Penstemon hartwegii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. "Penstemon hartwegii". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 24 January 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.