Penstemon Species, Beard Tongue, Rosy Desert Beardtongue, Canyon Penstemon, Pride of the Mountain (Penstemon pseudospectabilis)

Penstemon pseudospectabilis

This is the flower of the "rosey" colored Desert Beardtongue (Penstemon pseudospectabilis). The upper corolla bends upward and the 3-lobed lower corolla bends downward.

by htop Aug 17, 2006 2:22 AM

A view of the "rosey" colored Desert Beardtongue (Penstemon pseudospectabilis) flower as sen from the side ...

by htop Aug 17, 2006 3:37 AM

A view of a small Desert Beardtongue, Canyon Penstemon (Penstemon pseudospectabilis) lower leaves and leaf arrangement ...

by htop Aug 22, 2006 1:03 PM

Desert Beardtongue, Canyon Penstemon (Penstemon pseudospectabilis) bloom buds. Note that the upper leaf bases are joined together around the stems and that the bloom buds appear from an almost circular indented "basin" in the leaves. Shown in mid-March.

by htop Mar 17, 2007 2:03 PM

Desert Beardtongue, Canyon Penstemon (Penstemon pseudospectabilis) very, very long bloomstalk with open and unopened blooms. New buds are still forming. This plant has grown amazingly fast and much larger than I had expected. The blooms are lighter than the ones from last year. Too rich soil and too much water? The other plant I have is 1/3 the size of this one. The bright colors in my photo did not upload accurately.

by htop Apr 1, 2007 10:43 PM

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by lovetropics Apr 11, 2008 11:32 AM

Full bloom. Mid April 2010.

by kerino1 Apr 18, 2010 11:28 PM