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Sidebells Penstemon (Penstemon secundiflorus)

Description

In the early spring, 2 ft. stalks emerge from a basal rosette and beautiful, delicate, pink-to-lavendar tubular flowers bloom. Older plants sometimes have dozens of luminescent, flowering stalks. Sidebells Penstemon attracts hummingbirds. Sow in fall or cold stratify. Zones 4-8.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Lamiales

            • Family: Plantaginaceae

              • Genus: Penstemon