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Penstemon teucrioides

Common name(s): Germander Beardtongue
Family name: Scrophulariaceae
Common family name: Figwort Family
USDA hardiness zone(s): 4
Perennation: perennial
Light level: sun
Flower color: blue, purple
Plant height: 4 inches
Plant spread: none recorded
Deciduous: deciduous
Growth form: prostrate
Leaf color: gray
Range: Colorado, New Mexico
Habit: herbaceous
Special characteristics: Attracts Hummingbirds, Drought Tolerant

A good choice for a trough or rock garden, this Penstemon has been noted as one of the best. It has low mats of linear gray pubescent leaves. Blue and white flowers line the ascending stems. Blooms during June and July.

To at least 8,000 feet (has been collected at over 10,000 Feet).

Zones 4 - 8

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