Foxglove (Penstemon cobaea) plants swaying in a brisk April breeze; the blooms are large and highly visible. The plant may be 2 or 3 years old before it blooms.
by htop Apr 17, 2007 3:49 AM
Foxglove (Pentstemon cobaea) as seen highlighted with late afternoon sunlight ... note the orange flags in the far background that mark this road for expansion; all the lovely native plants will be destroyed. I am trying to save them in photos.
by htop Apr 17, 2007 3:56 AM
Foxglove (Penstemon cobaea) bloom cluster with bloom buds and 2 blooms just about to open; notice that the structures are highly pubescent.
by htop Apr 17, 2007 4:00 AM
A Foxglove (Penstemon cobaea) bloom which is large and is pollinated by large bees which need to crawl inside the corolla tube. That is why the filaments of the four stamens are curved and rigid in order to prevent the corolla tube from collapsing. The long style sticks out past the lip of the corolla.
by htop Apr 17, 2007 4:04 AM
Foxglove (Penstemon cobaea) leaves are glabrous, serrate, shiny dark green above and dull shiny green below.
by htop Apr 17, 2007 4:07 AM
Foxglove, Penstemon cobaea, a new plant in my garden, Spring 2007.
by frostweed May 12, 2007 3:47 AM
Western McLennan Co., TX
by arroyophyte May 14, 2009 3:24 AM
Western McLennan Co., TX
by arroyophyte May 14, 2009 3:24 AM
Western McLennan Co., TX
by arroyophyte May 14, 2009 3:24 AM
Penstemon cobaea probably has the biggest flowers of any species of penstemon
by KSBaptisia May 28, 2010 5:54 PM
Grows in our prairie to be, Central Iowa
by Chillybean Jun 17, 2016 2:17 PM
Copyright Efeftherios Dariotis (Liberto Dario), horticulturist and botanist from Athens, Greece.
by Kell May 9, 2019 9:04 PM
Copyright Efeftherios Dariotis (Liberto Dario), horticulturist and botanist from Athens, Greece.
by Kell May 12, 2020 5:41 PM