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firecracker penstemon
Penstemon eatonii
Colorado
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 3.0 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 3.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- 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, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June
- Flower Color
- Red Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Lifespan
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Rocky, Sandy
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This species is native to southwestern Colorado.
Short-lived perennial. Great for hummingbirds.