Royal Penstemon (Penstemon speciosus) Login         


        Description
  • Height 4 in. - 3 ft.
  • CA Bloom Jul - Aug
  • Flowers form a wide trumpet, over an inch long, which ends in 5 petals.
  • Leaves are lance-shaped and grow to almost 4 inches long.
  • Leaves are opposite, and grow in among the flowers.
  • CA native
  • AKA Royal Beardtongue, Showy Penstemon
  • Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae)



Large tubular flowers ending in 5 petals. Leaves are fairly thick and sometimes fold in on themselves.



Flowers have 2 petals above and 3 below. The center has



Leaves are opposite and sometimes clasp the stem. Flowers are in bunches, pointed the same direction.

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The top flower shows a pair of two-sided [[anthers]], with the [[pistil]] pointing down between them.