Names
Scientific Name: Penstemon parryi
Common Names: Parry's beardtongue, Parry's penstemon
Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Herb/Forb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Desert, upland
Flower Color: pink to lavender pink
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: to 40 inches
Description: The tubular, 3/4 inch (1.9 cm) long flowers have a hairy lower "mouth", two upper lobes, and three, forward-projecting lower lobes. The leaves are bluish green, opposite, and ovate to narrowly lanceolate.
Special Characteristics
The flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
Plants and seeds commercially available. Good in xeriscapes.
Classification
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
