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Rydberg's penstemon
Penstemon rydbergii
Colorado
- Dimensions
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Height: 8.0 in. to 1.5 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 3.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous, Subshrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Hummingbirds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Riparian, Subalpine
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Blue Shades, Purple Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This species is an important larval food host for four specialist butterflies and adult food host for ten bee, eight bumblebee and one specialist butterfly species.