(Penstemon palmeri ‘Palmer's’)
Palmer's Penstemon is a perennial flower that is native to the United States that can be commonly found growing in rocky areas of grasslands and desert mountains. At maturity, this plant reaches 3' in height and features branched stems, grayish leaves, and large white flowers with pink stains. This plant can be grown in containers, attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, tolerates drought, is resistant to deer, and is used as a cut flower!
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Genus: Penstemon
Species: palmeri
Variety: Palmer's Penstemon
Also Known As: Palmer's Beardtongue, Scented Penstemon, Scented Beardtongue
Native to: Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah.
Introduced into: Colorado, Idaho, Washington, Wyoming.
Ease of Growing: Easy
Grown as: Perennial
Maturity (Bloom): Spring
Light: Full sun
Water: Low
Soil Moisture: Dry
Attracts Beneficial Insects: Yes. Penstemons are considered desirable forages for deer, antelope, and birds either as herbage or seed. They may also provide some cover for selected small bird species. They provide diversity to the plant community.
Containers?: Yes
Height: 24-36”
Spacing: 15-18”
Sow Depth: on soil surface
USDA Zone: 4a-9b
Produces: branched stems, grayish leaves, and large white flowers that have pink stains.
Palmer’s penstemon is found in blackbrush, sagebrush, Joshua tree, pinyon-juniper, and ponderosa pine communities where subsurface moisure is available from 800 to 2500 m in elevation.
Native companion plants for the pond edge: Gray-headed coneflower (Ratibida pinnata), Kansas Gayfeather (Liatris pycnostachya), Meadow Blazing Star (Liatris ligulistylis), or Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccafolium)
Native Companion plants for rock gardens: Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa), Shortstem spiderwort (Tradescantia tharpii), Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata), Narrow-leaf Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia)
Suggested Varieties
(Tradescantia occidentalis ‘Prairie Spiderwort’)
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(Asclepias tuberosa ‘Butterfly Weed’)
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(Liatris ligulistylis ‘Meadow’)
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Meadow Blazing Star is a native clump-forming perennial flower commonly found growing in prairies and woods where gravel accumulates along streams and on rocky slopes throughout the northern United States. At maturity, this plant reaches the height of 4-5' tall and features 1 1/2” semi-spear-shaped spiked heads that are covered in 1” feathery deep rose-purple flowers that rest on firm leafy flower stalks which protrude from a tuft of 6” green grass like narrow leaves. This plant can be grown in containers, attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, provides bird forage, can be used as a cut flower, and is resistant to deer!