Penstemon Species, Los Alamos Beard Tongue, Alamo Canyon Penstemon, Pride of the Mountain

24-36” x 8” wide, (seed propagated). This is one of my favorite Beardtongues with its extravagant, often twisting spikes of scarlet <...Read Morebr /> to coral-orange flowers over gray-blue, evergreen foliage. Propagated from garden cultivated seeds, this rare wildflower from the mountains of southeast NM is the gem of any collectors
garden.

Alamo Canyon Beardtongue thrives in lean, very fast draining non-clay soil. Limestone derived soils are particularly favorable.

USDA Growing Zones 5 - 9
Color Coral to Orange to Scarlet
Regions Hot Desert, Western Only
Rain Less than 10in., 10in - 20in
Bloom Time Late Spring
Sun Full and Afternoon Sun
Soil Sandy Garden Soil, loves limetone
Moisture Xeric
Height Medium - 12in. to 36in.
Plants for Pollinators Attract Hummingbirds
Resistant to Hungry Critters
Resists Deer, Resists Rabbits