Penstemon incertus

Identification

Penstemon incertus Western Desert Penstemon.
Penstemon incertus Western Desert Penstemon - grid24_3
Penstemon incertus
The area the Penstemon incertus lives - grid24_3
Penstemon incertus, Western Desert Penstemon lives here
Penstemon incertus, Western Desert Penstemon - grid24_3
Penstemon incertus, Western Desert Penstemon
Penstemon incertus Western Desert Penstemon - grid24_3
Penstemon incertus, Western Desert Penstemon
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
Penstemon incertus Western Desert Penstemon - grid24_3
Penstemon incertus, Western Desert Penstemon
Penstemon incertus Western Desert Penstemon grows about two feet tall and wide. VERY showy. - grid24_3
Penstemon incertus, Western Desert Penstemon
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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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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