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Penstemon incertus

Identification

Penstemon incertus, Western Desert Penstemon.
Costa's Hummingbird on Mojave beardtongue, Penstemon incertus. This native plant grows along the Southern Sierras. - grid24_3
Costa's Hummingbird on Mojave beardtongue, Penstemon incertus
Close up of Penstemon incertus,  Western Desert Penstemon - grid24_3
Penstemon incertus
The area the Penstemon incertus lives - grid24_3
Penstemon incertus, Western Desert Penstemon lives here
Old photo of Penstemon incertus, Western Desert Penstemon - grid24_3
Penstemon incertus, Western Desert Penstemon
Penstemon incertus, Western Desert Penstemon flowers out in the Joshua tree woodland. - grid24_3
Penstemon incertus, Western Desert Penstemon out by Onyx
Penstemon incertus,  Western Desert Penstemon, with an Anna Hummingbird - grid24_3
Hummingbird on Penstemon incertus
Penstemon incertus Western Desert Penstemon. in flower, growing along HWY 178  - grid24_3
Penstemon incertus, Western Desert Penstemon between Ridgecrest and Onyx
Penstemon incertus, Western Desert Penstemon along Hwy 178. - grid24_3
Penstemon incertus, Western Desert Penstemon with mass of flowers
Penstemon incertus, Western Desert Penstemon plants,  grow about two feet tall and wide. VERY showy. - grid24_3
Penstemon incertus, Western Desert Penstemon as 3 ft. shrub
Encelia actonii, Penstemon incertus and Joshua Tree. - grid24_3
Penstemon incertus with Encelia actonii

Description

Penstemon incertus is showy sky blue perennial that has 2 foot of light green (with a little silver) foliage with 2 foot spikes of blue above it. It grows along the desert edges from north L.A. to Lone Pine. At the top of Walker Pass it makes a mass showing each year. A delightful plant. with delightful flowers. It grows on granite soils or sand on the sites I've seen it. The rainfall in the areas ranges from 10-15 inches per year. Companion plants are Joshua tree, Blue Oak, Lycium, Pinus monophylla, Encelia farinosa and Desert Olive. (Yucca breviflora, Quercus doug., Lycium spp., Encelia sp., and Salvia dorrii). It loves a south facing gravelly bank on the nursery grounds that is so miserably hot and cold the weeds have trouble. Click here for more about California Penstemons.

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One Gallon (Up to 45) $ 9.99

Available at our Online store.

Contact: pan@laspilitas.com
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One Gallon 55 45 $ 9.99

Available at our Santa Margarita store.

Contact: bawilson@laspilitas.com
Hours: Open Saturday only from 9am to 4pm
Address: 3232 Las Pilitas Rd. Santa Margarita, CA 93453
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One Gallon 0 100 $ 9.99

Available at our Escondido store.

Contact: escondido@laspilitas.com
Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm
Address: 8331 Nelson Way Escondido, CA 92026
Container Size Quantity In Production Quantity For Purchase Unit-Price
One Gallon 0 14 $ 9.99

Characteristics

Penstemon incertus Western Desert Penstemon tolerates sand.
Penstemon incertus Western Desert Penstemon is great for a bird garden.
Penstemon incertus Western Desert Penstemon's foliage type is evergreen.
Penstemon incertus Western Desert Penstemon's flower color is blue.

Communities

Communities for Penstemon incertus Western Desert Penstemon:Joshua Tree Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland and Central Oak Woodland.

Ranges for Penstemon incertus

ph: 7.00 to 8.00
usda: 7 to 10
height[m]: 0.50 to 1.00
width[m]: 0.50 to 1.00
rainfall[cm]: 29.00 to 53.00

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