Penstemon spectabilis

Showy penstemon

Family: Plantaginaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Showy penstemon is a California native perennial herb found in [PENDING: need bioregional distribution] in [PENDING: need habitat] at elevations of [PENDING: need elevation range]. Flowering from [PENDING: need specific months], this plant produces blue to blue-purple flowers 24 to 34 millimeters long with a pale violet to lavender throat. Growing 80 to 120 centimeters tall with glabrous green or glaucous stems, it has an upright, robust form. Its cauline leaves are lanceolate to widely ovate, 35 to 100 millimeters long, with pairs fused at the base, generally folded lengthwise and recurved at the tip, and somewhat serrate. The flower's pale violet throat has glandular exterior surfaces, creating an intricate and visually striking bloom.

California counties: Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Kern, Siskiyou, Santa Barbara

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.