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mat penstemon
Penstemon caespitosus
Colorado
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. (or less) to 4.0 in.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 1.5 ft. - Growth Form
- Groundcover, Herbaceous, Subshrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Hummingbirds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Blue Shades, Purple Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Long Blooming
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Rocky, Sandy
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This species is native to the western half of the state and portions of the Front Range.
Great for rock gardens.