Penstemon abietinus (Scrophulariaceae) (6x20,Z4,P,L,4:12w) .............................................. 90 seeds / $4.00

 01056.17  (W) Sevier Co., UT, 7200ft, 2195m.  "Firleaf Penstemon." Decumbent stems are densely clothed in realistic, fir-like leaves. Ascending spikes of blue flowers with golden beards. Choice endemic.

Penstemon albidus (white) (16x10,Z4,P,C,3:8w) ....................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 19410.63 (W) Goshen Co., WY, 4250ft, 1296m. Spikes of pure white flowers with dark guidelines in the throat.   Photo

Penstemon ambiguus (24x32,Z5,P,L,2) .............................................................................. 100 seeds / $3.50

 19610.17  (W) Yuma Co., CO, 3500ft, 1067m.  Deep pink, Phlox-like flowers by the hundreds on dwarf plants with linear leaves. This is the hardiest population known.  Photo

Penstemon angustifolius v. angustifolius (25x12,Z4,P,GL,4:8w) ................................... 100 seeds / $4.00 19830.13 (W) Elbert Co., CO, 6456ft, 1968m. Luminescent blue and pink flowers on the standard form of this widespread taxon. In full bloom in early June on the Plains. Photo

Penstemon angustifolius v. caudatus (36x14,Z4,P,GL,4:8w) ............................................ 100 seeds / $3.00 19831.25 (W) Las Animas Co., CO, 6000ft, 1830m. Stout stems with narrow, glaucous leaves congested with bright blue flowers in numerous whorls. Growing in sandy clay. Photo

Penstemon angustifolius v. venosus (blue) (35x15,Z4,P,GL,4:8w) .................................. 100 seeds / $3.50 19833.20 (W) San Juan Co., NM, 6380ft, 1945m. Stout stems with glaucous leaves bear bright blue flowers in numerous whorls. There were many sports with pink to lavender flowers in this population. Growing in sandy clay.

Penstemon angustifolius v. venosus (lav. fls) (28x12, Z4, P, GL, 4:8w) .............................. 90 seeds / $2.50

 19832.14  (W) San Juan Co., UT, 5000ft, 1524m.  Lavender flowers in this population, growing in sand.

Penstemon arenicola (10x6,Z4,P,L,4:12w) ................................................................. 40 seeds / $4.00 07439.14 (W) Sublette Co., WY, 7000ft, 2135m. Densely-crowded verticillasters of the most intense blue. Waxy blue leaves. Growing in almost pure sand.

Penstemon aridus (15x10,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ...................................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00 07455.93 (W) Meagher Co., MT, 7750ft, 2363m. Tufts of linear-spatulate leaves which eventually form mats. Blue-purple flowers on multiple stems. Growing on metamorphic volcanic screes.

Penstemon auriberbis (18x10,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ..................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 08758.44 (W) Fremont Co., CO, 5900ft, 1800m. Large, deep lavender flowers with flamboyant gold beards over tufts of linear leaves. On calcareous slopes of gravel and sandy mud.

Penstemon auriberbis (10x10, Z5, P, L, 3:8w) .................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 08758.33  (W) Huerfano Co., CO, 6300ft, 1921m.  Shorter form with lanceolate leaves. Lavender flowers.

Penstemon azureus (40x35,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ..................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 09901.22 (W) Shasta Co., CA, 2820ft, 860m. Multi-stemmed plants clothed in glaucous-blue, elliptical leaves bear loads of bright blue flowers in early summer. On metamorphic volcanic rock.    Photo

Penstemon baccharifolius (45x35,Z7,P,L,3:8w) .................................................................. 100 seeds / $5.00

 10152.37  (W) Edwards Co., TX, 2450ft, 747m.  A favorite Pent of mine with minutely-serrated, oblong leaves and panicles of deep-red, pale-throated flowers. On vertical limestone road cuts.   Photo

Penstemon barbatus (50x25,Z6,P,C,3:8w) ........................................................................ 100 seeds / $4.00 10217.24 (W) Grant Co., NM, 8100ft, 2470m. Numerous scapes of bright red "sharkshead" flowers over glossy-green, lanceolate foliage with gently-undulate margins.   Photo

Penstemon barrettiae (40x70,Z6,P,GL,3:8w) ...................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50

 10214.19  (W) Klickitat Co., WA, 250ft, 76m.  From a crown arises myriad woody stems bearing leathery blue-gray glaucous leaves and spectacular racemes of rosy-lavender flowers shading to pale lavender.

Penstemon brandegei (Scrophulariaceae) (45x18,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ........................................ 100 seeds / $3.50 10755.25 (W) Las Animas Co., CO, 6500ft, 1982m. Robust form of Penstemon alpinus with dense spikes of large blue flowers.

Penstemon buckleyi (50x24, Z6, P, RL, 3:6w) ...................................................................... 50 seeds / $3.00 

 10952.15  (W) Chaves Co., NM, 4100ft, 1250m.  Lavender flowers in whorls around the massive stems.

Penstemon caespitosus v. desertipicti (1x12, Z4, P, L, 4:12w) ............................................ 80 seeds / $5.00

 12042.23  (W) Garfield Co., UT, 8000ft, 2439m.  Probably the most prostrate of all.  Tiny, oblanceolate, blue-gray leaves along creeping, rooting stems form mats bearing blue-purple flowers with a white throat.

Penstemon calycosus (110x55,Z4,P,L,3:8w) .................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 12195.00 Rather tall plants with clasping, cordate leaves and large panicles of pale pink blossoms from deeper-colored buds, giving a nice two-toned effect.

Penstemon cardinalis ssp. cardinalis (Scrophulariaceae) (50x28,Z6,P,L,3:8w) ................ 100 seeds / $3.00 12214.15 (W) Lincoln Co., NM, 7250ft, 2210m. Spectacular racemes of red, tubular flowers with golden hairs protruding from the palate. The basal leaves are somewhat rounded, tapering to acuminate, clasping leaves farther up on the flowering part of the stem. From White Mtns of New Mexico.

Penstemon cardinalis ssp. regalis (35x16,Z6,P,L,3:8w) ................................................ 100 seeds / $4.00 12221.25 (W) Eddy Co., NM, 4450ft, 1357m. A more refined and elegant version of P. cardinalis with wider leaves and somewhat dwarfer in stature. On N-facing walls of limestone.   Photo

Penstemon cardwellii (Scrophulariaceae) (12x30,Z5,P,L,3:12w) .................................. 100 seeds / $4.00 12215.52 (W) Tillamook Co., OR, 3150ft, 960m. Bright green, toothed, oval leaves and violet to bright purple flowers on low growing, spreading plants intermediate in size between P. davidsonii and P. fruticosus.

Penstemon carnosus (24x12,Z4,P,L,3:12w) ...................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 12216.20 (W) Emery Co., UT, 6150ft, 1875m. Thick glaucous rosettes bear lavender-grape flowers.

Penstemon caryi (Scrophulariaceae) (12x12,Z3,P,GL,4:12w) ........................................... 100 seeds / $4.00 12217.12 (W) Sheridan Co., WY, 9200ft, 2805m. Mats of slender, deep green leaves bear several short racemes packed with blue to blue-purple flowers. On a steep S-facing limestone slope.

Penstemon centranthifolius (100x25,Z6,P,L,2) ................................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00

 12398.60  (W) Riverside Co., CA, 4800ft.  Glaucous blue foliage, wands of vibrant red flowers.   Photo

Penstemon clevelandii v. connatus (40x30,Z6,P,GL,3:8w) ................................................. 100 seeds / $4.00

 12556.14  (W) Riverside Co., CA, 5200ft, 1585m.  Tubular flowers of a striking fuchsia-magenta.   Photo

Penstemon clutei (50x32,Z4,P,L,1) ........................................................................................ 45 seeds / $4.00

 12562.19  (W) Coconino Co., AZ, 6400ft, 1951m.  Dense racemes of rosy-pink blossoms and leathery, clasping, finely-serrated leaves.   Photo

Penstemon cobaea (55x18,Z5,P,C,3:8w) ................................................................... 90 seeds / $3.50 12760.56 Stunning in full bloom, the white baggy flowers, often highlighted pale lavender, are the largest in the genus. Shiny green leaves with small teeth.   Photo

Penstemon cobaea (26x12,Z5,P,C,3:8w) ................................................................... 90 seeds / $3.50 12760.69 (W) Palo Pinto Co., TX, 1050ft, 320m. A wild population here, growing on the sandy limestone prairies of northern Texas.

Penstemon comarrhenus (45x18, Z5, P, GL, 4:8w) ............................................................... 80 seeds / $2.50

 12801.13  (W) San Juan Co., UT, 6900ft, 2102m.  Pale blue flowers are widely spaced in whorls along the stems.  The blue lobes shade to lavender in the throat with projecting anthers of white wool.

Penstemon compactus (12x10,Z3,P,RGL,4:8w) ..................................................... 100 seeds / $5.00 12797.12 (W) Cache Co., UT, 9700ft, 2957m. A dwarf form of P. cyananthus with dense racemes of brilliant blue/violet in tight whorls on short ascending stems. On S-facing limestone cliffs.

Penstemon confusus (26x12,Z5,P,L,4:12w) ............................................................ 100 seeds / $4.00 12802.23 (W) Sevier Co., UT, 6500ft, 1982m. An unimaginative name for such a colorful Pent. Rather like a miniature version of P. utahensis with bright lilac or violet to magenta, white-throated flowers. Found under pinyons in decomposed granite gravel soil. Photo

Penstemon cusickii (35x25, Z5, P, GL, 4:8w) ..................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 13016.30  (W) Ada Co., ID, 3200ft, 975m.   Panicles of blue, lavender or violet over narrow leaves.

Penstemon cyananthus (50x18, Z4, P, L, 4:12w) ................................................................ 100 seeds / $3.50

 12975.22  (W) Cache Co., UT, 8100ft, 2470m.  The vibrant Wasatch Penstemon sports brilliant blue flowers packed on several stems from a basal clump of glossy lanceolate leaves.  Spectacular.

Penstemon cyaneus (45x18, Z3, P, L, 4:12w) ..................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 12976.14  (W) Park Co., WY, 7200ft, 2195m.  Broad, lanceolate, prominently-veined leaves support large, sky-blue flowers with a purplish throat.

Penstemon cyanocaulis (35x15,Z5,P,L3:12w) …………………………............………...... 90 seeds / $3.00

 12977.15  (W) Montrose Co., CO, 6000ft, 1829m.  From large tufts of undulate leaves arise several stems packed with small blue-violet flowers. Grows in the sandy soils of the Colorado Plateau.

Penstemon cyathophorus (12x8,Z4,P,RL,3:12w) .............................................................. 90 seeds / $3.00 12974.16 (W) Jackson Co., CO, 8500ft, 2591m. Tightly-packed whorls of pale lavender-pink to bluish-pink flowers sprout from glaucous rosettes of thick leaves.   Photo

Penstemon digitalis (Scrophulariaceae) (70x35,Z4,P,L,3:8w) .......................................... 100 seeds / $3.00 15572.14 Panicles of pure white flowers from pink buds, the throat striated maroon. Glabrous foliage.

Penstemon duchesnensis (10x10, Z4, P, L, 4:12w) ............................................................... 40 seeds / $4.00

 15952.19  (W) Duchesne Co., UT, 5400ft, 1645m.  Compact tufts of olive-green transform into globes of deep sky-blue in late spring.  Handsome Uintah Basin native.

Penstemon eatonii (45x20,Z3,P,L,3:8w) ......................................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00 20800.33 (W) Summit Co., CO, 8535ft, 2602m. Bright scarlet bugles over glossy green foliage. A surprise find in Summit Co., Colorado, not reported here before.

Penstemon eatonii v. undosus (55x24,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ......................................................... 90 seeds / $3.50 20802.28 (W) Grand Co., UT, 4275ft, 1303m. A robust form with undulate (wavy) leaf margins.

Penstemon ellipticus (12x22,Z3,P,RL,3:12w) ...................................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00

 39454.20  (W) Boundary Co., ID, 5810ft, 1771m.  Another beautiful member of the Subgenus Dasanthera with short, semi-secund inflorescences of light blue-purple flowers. The slightly-serrate, elliptical leaves are packed together fairly tightly. Growing on subalpine cliffs of basalt.

Penstemon eriantherus (Scrophulariaceae) (15x10,Z4,P,C,4:16w) ................................... 100 seeds / $3.00 27454.38 (W) Park Co., WY, 8000ft, 2439m. Large lilac flowers and gray-green, pubescent foliage.

Penstemon euglaucus (40x100,Z6,P,L,4:8w) …………………………............………….. 100 seeds / $3.00

 29725.15  (W) Linn Co., OR, 3800ft, 1159m.  Loose mats of elliptical, glaucous leaves sprout numerous stems of interrupted whorls carrying lavender-blue flowers. On scoria under partial conifer shade.

Penstemon floridus ssp. austinii (150x30, Z6, P, GL, 3:8w) ................................................. 90 seeds / $2.50

 30560.15  (W) Inyo Co., CA, 5700ft, 1737m.  Multiple whips bear dentate blue leaves and baggy rosy-magenta flowers.

Penstemon flowersii (12x8,Z5,P,L,3:12w) ............................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00 30561.43 (W) Duchesne Co., UT, 5250ft, 1600m. Leaves like P. carnosus but with sugar-pink flowers.

Penstemon franklinii (8x10,Z5,P,GL,3:12w) ……………………..........…………………... 90 seeds / $4.00

 30754.15  (W) Iron Co., UT, 5425ft, 1654m.  Tufts of narrow leaves bear glandular inflorescences crowded with blue flowers, the exserted staminodes yellow-bearded. Choice dwarf allied to P. nanus.

Penstemon fremontii (12x8, Z5, P, GL, 3:8w) ..................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50

 30756.23  (W) Uintah Co., UT, 7500ft, 2287m.  Deep blue flowers are congested on several stems arising above finely-textured, cinereous-gray leaves.  A great species from the Uintah Basin foothills.

Penstemon fruticiformis (40x40, Z7, P, L, 2) ...................................................................... 100 seeds / $2.00

 30763.15  (W) Inyo Co., CA, 3500ft, 1065m.  Nearly cylindrical leaves and cream/pale pink flowers.

Penstemon fruticosus (24x40,Z5,P,L,3:12w) ………………………………..........…….... 100 seeds / $2.50

 30764.15  (W) Deschutes Co., OR, 4900ft, 1494m.  The thick, lance-shaped, serrated leaves are smaller than usual in this isolated population due perhaps to drier conditions. The large, open mats produce a thick forest of blue to violet-flowering racemes.

Penstemon glaber v. alpinus (35x16,Z3,P,GL,3:12w) .................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 32554.21 (W) Teller Co., CO, 9300ft, 2835m. Gorgeous, deep blue flowers packed on several stems make their appearance over glossy green, obovate foliage in alpine meadows during the summer.

Penstemon glandulosus (70x20, Z6, P, L, 3:12w) ................................................................. 90 seeds / $2.50

 32555.10  (W) Washington Co., ID, 3200ft, 975m.  Erect, glandular plants with serrated leaves support whorls of large lavender blossoms.

Penstemon grahamii (Scrophulariaceae) (15x8,Z5,P,GL,3:8w) ...................................... 40 seeds / $5.00 32754.49 Ex Uintah Co., UT, 5400ft, 1646m. "Of Cultivated Origin." Because of this species' classification (Threatened Candidate), we cultivate our own plants and hand-pollinate to obtain our own seed. From a few basal, olive-green, lusterless leaves arise a dense, compact raceme of huge, gaping, lavender-pink blossoms with dense golden staminodes. One of the finest in the genus.   Photo

Penstemon grandiflorus (Scrophulariaceae) (60x18,Z4,P,C,3:8w) ...................................... 90 seeds / $3.50 32757.42 Wide, deep pink blossoms over fleshy, gray-green leaves. Imposing magnificence.

Penstemon grinnellii (50x25, Z6, P, L, 3:8w) ……………………….........……………...... 100 seeds / $2.50

 32758.18  (W) Ventura Co., CA, 5600ft, 1707m.  Glaucous blue-green leaves and pale pink flowers.

Penstemon hallii (Scrophulariaceae) (8x12,Z3,P,L,1) ................................................. 100 seeds / $4.00 35194.12 (W) Park Co., CO, 12100ft, 3689m. Tufts of linear foliage with clumps of violet-blue dragons hovering on short stems. Classic miniature alpine easily grown.

Penstemon harbourii (5x16,Z3,P,RL,3:8w) .............................................................. 100 seeds / $5.00 35215.22 (W) Summit Co., CO, 12600ft, 3841m. Loose mats of green, leathery foliage are covered with short racemes of attractive powder-blue flowers in summer. On steep west-facing alpine screes. Photo

Penstemon heterophyllus v. purdyi (80x35,Z7,P,L,3:4w) ............................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 35419.12 (W) Contra Costa, CA, 340ft, 104m. Multi-stemmed plants with spikes of showy blue flowers. This variety has wider leaves than the typical species. Native to California Coastal Ranges.

Penstemon hirsutus (45x25,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ......................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 35615.00 Easily grown penstemon with hairy stems bearing multitudes of lavender-purple flowers. Can tolerate moist to dry soil and sunny to shady locales. Great for late spring and early summer showings.

Penstemon idahoensis (12x20, Z5, P, GL, 3:8w) .................................................................. 40 seeds / $4.00

 41517.12  (W) Cassia Co., ID, 5150ft, 1570m.  Glandular tufts of thick-margined, narrow leaves carry crowded blue-purple flowers.  On very soft, silty white sand.

Penstemon incertus (50x60,Z7,P,L,2) ................................................................................... 90 seeds / $3.00

 59812.10  (W) Inyo Co., CA, 5100ft, 1555m.  Thick, linear leaves and baggy blue flowers.

Penstemon jamesii (16x10,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ............................................................................ 90 seeds / $4.00 50196.39 (W) Guadalupe Co., NM, 5310ft, 1619m. Nearly-secund inflorescences of pink to lavender-blue over linear to oblanceolate leaves lined with small teeth. A very pretty species whose habitat is centered around central New Mexico.

Penstemon laevis (40x16,Z5,P,GL,4:8w) ……………………………….......……………... 75 seeds / $3.00

 54043.14  (W) Kane Co., UT, 5750ft, 1753m.  Smooth, bright green leaves and secund racemes of blue-purple flowers. Growing in deep sandy soils of the white Navajo formation.

Penstemon laricifolius ssp. exilifolius (9x8,Z3,P,GL,4:12w) .......................................... 100 seeds / $4.00 54214.24 (W) Albany Co., WY, 7200ft, 2195m. Dwarf, grassy tufts with glistening white flowers. This population is a bit dwarfer than the pink-flowered plants. Great for troughs.

Penstemon laricifolius ssp. laricifolius (10x12,Z3,P,GL,4:16w) .................................. 100 seeds / $4.00 54215.42 (W) Fremont Co., WY, 6750ft, 2060m. This lovely form has flowers in various pink shades.   Photo

Penstemon lemhiensis (32x12,Z4,P,L,4:12w) ........................................................................ 60 seeds / $4.00

 54396.38  (W) Lemhi Co., ID, 7500ft, 2286m.  Bold plants like P. cyaneus, but shorter with narrow, glaucous leaves and large, deep-blue flowers.  On N-facing rocky loam with sagebrush.

Penstemon linarioides ssp. coloradoensis (16x14, Z5, P, GL, 3:8w) ……..........…….…… 100 seeds / $4.00

 54598.43  (W) La Plata Co., CO, 8270ft, 2521m.  The mostly erect stems and linear foliage are glaucous blue with pale to medium-blue, white-throated flowers growing from the upper nodes.  Perhaps one of the best forms in this widespread taxon.

Penstemon lyallii (55x65,Z4,P,RGL,3:8w) ..................................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00 54974.54 (W) Teton Co., MT, 5625ft, 1715m. Beautiful plants with long-aculeate leaves on multiple stems from a woody crown. Lavender, blue or pink, woolly-anthered flowers by the hundreds in panicles. On steep, S-facing limestone screes. Photo1   Photo2

Penstemon mensarum (50x20,Z4,P,RL,3:8w) ................................................................ 100 seeds / $4.00 56398.22 (W) Mesa Co., CO, 10300ft, 3140m. Rich, royal, cobalt blue flowers on multiple racemes. Photo1   Photo2

Penstemon moffatii (20x10, Z4, P, L, 3:8w) .......................................................................... 90 seeds / $3.50

 56770.12  (W) Mesa Co., CO, 5200ft, 1585m.   Wavy, sage-green leaves and deep purple-blue flowers.

Penstemon monoensis (20x24, Z6, P, RGL, 4:8w) ............................................................... 90 seeds / $ 2.50

 56800.35  (W) Inyo Co., CA, 4400ft, 1340m. Spikes of rosy-pink fls. over ashy-gray, undulate leaves.   Photo

Penstemon montanus ssp. montanus (12x18,Z4,P,GL,3:8w) .............................................. 100 seeds / $3.50

 56798.30  (W) Custer Co., ID, 8900ft, 2713m.  Large, up-facing, deep lavender flowers sit on glandular, blue-green, toothed foliage, forming mats in limestone scree.    Photo

Penstemon murrayanus (90x35,Z6,P,L,3:8w) ....................................................................... 40 seeds / $3.50

 57014.37  (W) Louisiana.   Scarlet-red flowers line stems encircled by blue-green leaves.  Native to eastern Texas and Louisiana, this plant can take more water than similar western species.  Early spring bloomer. Photo

Penstemon nanus (2x4,Z5,P,GL,4:12w) ............................................................................ 60 seeds / $5.00 58198.13 (W) Millard Co., UT, 6200ft, 1890m. One of the best miniatures of the genus with small gray leaves and blue flower clusters. Native to dry limestone slopes.

Penstemon neomexicanus (60x18,Z5,P,C,3:8w) .............................................................. 100 seeds / $3.00 58279.25 (W) Otero Co., NM, 8600ft, 2622m. Glabrous, leathery basal rosettes, racemes of blue.

Penstemon nitidus (12x10,Z4,P,RGL,3:8w) ................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 58618.14 (W) Jefferson Co., MT, 6300ft, 1920m. The typical form here with sky blue flowers and glaucous blue leaves. Growing in fine granite soil.

Penstemon osterhoutii (38x12, Z5, P, GL, 3:12w) ................................................................ 90 seeds / $3.00

 81678.17  (W) Garfield Co., CO, 8200ft, 2500m.  Very thick, glaucous leaves like P. utahensis with usually a single stem bearing lavender-blue to purple flowers.

Penstemon pachyphyllus (32x9,Z4,P,L,4:8w) ................................................................. 100 seeds / $3.50 70151.22 (W) Rio Blanco Co., CO, 6000ft, 1829m. Like the specific epithet says, thick leaves, glaucous and oblanceolate, becoming more rounded going further up the flowering stems. Blue to blue-purple flowers in many congested whorls. Growing on sandy clay.

Penstemon pachyphyllus v. congestus (35x15,Z5,P,L,4:8w) ....................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 70152.23 (W) Coconino Co., AZ, 6500ft, 1982m. Thick, gray-green leaves, intense blue-violet spikes.

Penstemon palmeri (90x26,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ....................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 70194.38 (W) Iron Co., UT, 7800ft, 2378m. Slightly smaller than normal plants here probably only due to the higher elevation. Mature plants will produce multiple spires loaded with huge, pink, fragrant blossoms. Glaucous, toothed leaves.   Photo

Penstemon palmeri v. eglandulosus (90x20, Z5, P, L, 3:8w) ............................................. 100 seeds / $2.50

 70195.14  (W) Kane Co., UT, 6200ft, 1890m.  A glabrous population here with pale pink to white flowers.

Penstemon parvulus (30x30, Z5, P, GL, 3:8w) …………………………………........…... 100 seeds / $3.00

 70215.50  (W) Jackson Co., OR, 5800ft, 1768m.  Glaucous leaves with dense blue-lavender racemes.

Penstemon patens (30x22, Z6, P, RGL, 3:8w) ………………………………........…….... 100 seeds / $2.50

 70218.18  (W) Inyo Co., CA, 7400ft, 2256m.  Blue-gray mounds sprout lavender to violet panicles.

Penstemon payettensis (50x24, Z5, P, GL, 4:12w) …………………….………….........…100 seeds / $2.50

 70111.34  (W) Adams Co., ID, 3200ft, 975m.  Brilliant blue flowers and leathery, rich green leaves.

Penstemon paysoniorum (9x8,Z3,P,GL,4:12w) ................................................................. 80 seeds / $4.00 70110.19 (W) Fremont Co., WY, 6800ft, 2073m. Undulate, glossy-green foliage and pure blue flowers. Beautiful Wyoming endemic. Growing in sandy, calcareous rubble.

Penstemon perpulcher (35x30,Z4,P,RGL,3:8w) ............................................................. 100 seeds / $3.50 70414.52 (W) Blaine Co., ID, 4850ft, 1480m. Bright blue flowers over narrow blue-green foliage. Resembles a dwarf P. cyaneus. There might be a small percentage of P. eatonii mixed in with this seed but the plants are easy to tell apart: P. eatonii has very green foliage, sometimes with red highlights and P. perpulcher has bluer foliage, often limned darker.

Penstemon petiolatus (9x14,Z7,P,L,2) ............................................................................ 100 seeds / $5.00 70418.19 (W) Washington Co., UT, 3700ft, 1125m. Perhaps the most brilliantly-colored Penstemon with rose-magenta flowers on handsome, serrated, glaucous blue foliage. Sprouts from limestone cliffs. Photo

Penstemon platyphyllus (40x28,Z4,P,L,4:8w) ....................................................................... 60 seeds / $3.50

 70554.19  (W) Salt Lake Co., UT, 6500ft, 1982m.  A forest of stems lined with elliptical leaves arise from a branched rootstalk and bear myriads of lavender flowers for several weeks.  Wasatch Mtns endemic.

Penstemon procerus v. brachyanthus (18x15,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ………………..............…..... 100 seeds / $3.50

 70762.15  (W) Linn Co., OR, 5400ft, 1646m.  Whorls of small deep blue flowers on numerous stems.

Penstemon procerus v. formosus (7x25,Z4,P,L,3;8w) …………………............………... 100 seeds / $3.50

 70763.15  (W) Siskiyou Co., CA, 8900ft, 2713m.  Thick dark green leaves are packed into short rosettes which create mats over a foot across or more. Dense heads of deep blue-violet. Volcanic screes.

Penstemon procumbens (10x30,Z3,P,L,4:12w) ............................................................... 75 seeds / $3.50 70760.44 (W) Gunnison Co., CO, 9800ft, 2990m. (= P. crandallii v. procumbens.) Endemic to the mountains around Crested Butte is this woody, decumbent creeper with small rounded leaves and blue flowers.

Penstemon pseudospectabilis (Scrophulariaceae) (70x30,Z5,P,L,4:8w) ................ 100 seeds / $3.50 70776.26 (W) Yavapai Co., AZ, 3820ft, 1165m. Multi-stemmed plants with clasping, oblong, toothed saucer-leaves and bright rose-red to pink flowers. Superb for dry gardens.

Penstemon ramaleyi (16x20, Z4, P, GL, 3:12w) ................................................................. 100 seeds / $3.00

 74196.13  (W) Saguache Co., CO, 10000ft, 3048m.  Linear, thread-like leaves in interrupted whorls along the numerous stems bear blue flowers on the upper half.  An obscure, unusual species delivering a misty effect in the garden.  Recently lumped under P. crandallii v. glabrescens.

Penstemon rupicola (Scrophulariaceae) (16x45,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ....................................... 100 seeds / $4.00 75010.52 (W) Shasta Co., CA, 3150ft, 960m. Sumptuous pink flowers opening from very deep pink buds give a lovely two-tone effect here. Cascading sheets of powder-blue foliage over N-facing granite cliffs. Photo

Penstemon rupicola (7x26,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ...................................................................... 100 seeds / $5.00 75010.72 (W) Yakima Co., WA, 5450ft, 1662m. A superb form with deep rosy-magenta flowers over blue-gray, rounded, minutely-serrated foliage. On volcanic cliffs and scoria.

Penstemon saxosorum (14x10,Z4,P,L,3:12w) ............................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00 76235.44 (W) Carbon Co., WY, 8350ft, 2546m. Similar to a dwarf P. cyananthus with narrow basal leaves and secund inflorescences of blue flowers. Growing on granitic screes. Photo

Penstemon scariosus v. garrettii (14x12,Z4,P,GL,4:8w) ............................................. 90 seeds / $3.50 76134.16 (W) Uintah Co., UT, 7600ft, 2317m. Beautiful sky-blue flowers shading to a violet throat project from several verticillasters above clumps of linear-spatulate foliage. In red sandy clay soil.

Penstemon secundiflorus (35x10,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ......................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 76352.38 (W) Jefferson Co., CO, 6050ft, 1845m. Beautiful, luminescent, lavender-pink blossoms in late spring. Sleek, glaucous blue foliage.

Penstemon serrulatus (26x24,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ............................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 76414.23 (W) Yakima Co., WA, 5450ft, 1662m. Clusters of reddish-purple flowers on multiple stems lined with serrated leaves.

Penstemon speciosus (30x24,Z4,P,RL,3:12w) ........................................................ 100 seeds / $4.00 76719.21 (W) Lander Co., NV, 8600ft, 2622m. Dwarf plants compared to the valley forms with several secund inflorescences of large bright blue flowers shading to lilac-violet on the lips and sides. Photo

Penstemon speciosus (36x22,Z5,P,RL,3:12w) ......................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00 76719.34 (W) Shasta Co., CA, 4150ft, 1265m. Robust plants on the volcanic plains of eastern California with several secund inflorescences of large blue flowers shading to violet or pink on the lips and sides.

Penstemon speciosus ssp. kennedyi (10x12,Z4,P,RL,4:12w) ………………..........…….... 70 seeds / $4.00

 76720.25  (W) Washoe Co., NV, 8900ft, 2713m.  A striking dwarf form with blue-gray rosettes and multiple clusters of large, white-throated, deep blue flowers. In fine granitic scree, facing south.

Penstemon spectabilis (120x60,Z6,P,L,3:12w) ................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50

 76730.20  (W) San Diego Co., CA, 5100ft, 1555m.  Bicolor flowers of blue/pale lavender with white throat. Toothed leaves fused around the stems.

Penstemon strictiformis (18x22,Z5,P,C,3:12w) .............................................................. 100 seeds / $4.00 76803.13 (W) San Juan Co., UT, 7050ft, 2150m. Clumps of lanceolate leaves bear several verticillasters of blue to lavender flowers. In red sandy soil. Nice dwarf not to be confused with the much larger and more common P. strictus.   Photo

Penstemon strictus (35x18,Z5,P,L,3:12w) ....................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 76801.24 (W) Bernalillo Co., NM, 10500ft, 3201m. "Rocky Mountain penstemon." Multiple spires of scintillating blue-purple in early summer.

Penstemon superbus (120x55, Z6, P, L, 3:8w) ................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 77010.00  Spectacular vivid coral-red flowers line tall spires.

Penstemon teucrioides (7x15, Z3, P, L, 4:12w) .................................................................. 100 seeds / $4.00

 78295.12  (W) Park Co., CO, 9250ft, 2820m.  Linear, gray-pubescent leaves and pale blue/purplish flowers.  Considered by some to be a subspecies of Penstemon crandallii.

Penstemon tiehmii (Scrophulariaceae) (12x12,Z4,P,L,3:12w) ..................................... 60 seeds / $6.00 78437.11 (W) Lander Co., NV, 8600ft, 2622m. Probably new to cultivation is this dwarf, subalpine penstemon with gray-green leaves lying flat on the ground bearing a thyrse of small violet flowers. Growing on south-facing cliffs and screes of dense volcanic rock.

Penstemon tubaeflorus (80x15,Z5,P,L,3:8w) ............................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 78951.03 A prairie penstemon up to three feet tall with lanceolate leaves and clusters of trumpet-shaped, white flowers. A good pollinator plant, the seed pods turn beet-red when mature.

Penstemon tusharensis (6x16, Z4, P, GL, 4:12w) ................................................................ 40 seeds / $5.00

 79016.14  (W) Beaver Co., UT, 8300ft, 2530m.  (= P. caespitosus v. suffruticosus.)  Prostrate, bonsai-like plants with blue-gray, tiny round leaves edged in maroon bear violet-blue flowers.  Beautiful species.   Photo

Penstemon uintahensis (8x12,Z3,P,GL,4:12w) ............................................................. 100 seeds / $5.00 85987.32 (W) Uintah Co., UT, 11500ft, 3506m. The tiniest member of the Habroanthus Sect. and perhaps one of the rarest. Mats of leathery, linear-spatulate, dark-green leaves bear several short racemes of sky-blue, secund flowers. A treasure endemic to the Uintah Mtns. On quartzite tundra. Photo

Penstemon venustus (40x50,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ........................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.00

 90398.38  (W) Caribou Co., ID, 6750ft, 2058m.  Multiple stems from a woody crown bear serrated leaves and bright lavender-purple flowers in narrow terminal panicles.

Penstemon versicolor (28x16,Z5,P,GL,4:8w) ....................................................................... 80 seeds / $3.50

 90414.47  (W) Fremont Co., CO, 5150ft, 1570m.  Essentially a blue-purple form of P. secundiflorus. Glaucous blue leaves, slightly wavy.

Penstemon virens (16x20,Z4,P,L,3:12w) ......................................................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 90614.53 (W) El Paso Co., CO, 7100ft, 2165m. Mats of glossy, deep green, spatulate leaves sprout numerous spikes bearing deep blue flowers. No sports here on the High Plains, this population had all blue flowers.   Photo

Penstemon virens (20x20, Z3, P, L, 4:12w) ........................................................................ 100 seeds / $2.50

 90614.43  (W) Grand Co., CO, 8400ft, 2561m.  Mats of glossy, deep green leaves sprout numerous spikes bearing deep blue flowers covered with glandular hairs.  This population is unusual in that about 4% of the plants had clear pink flowers.

Penstemon virgatus ssp. asa-grayi (70x15,Z4,P,L,3:8w) ............................................... 100 seeds / $3.50 90615.13 (W) El Paso Co., CO, 6710ft, 2046m. Sometimes listed as P. unilateralis. Numerous wands bear secund blue-purple flowers.

Penstemon wardii (14x6, Z5, P, GL, 3:8w) ........................................................................... 40 seeds / $2.50

 92214.17  (W) Sevier Co., UT, 6800ft, 2073m.   Large fls of clear violet-blue over pubescent tufts.

Penstemon washingtonensis (18x12, Z5, P, L, 3:8w) ......................................................... 100 seeds / $2.50

 92216.17  (W) Chelan Co., WA, 6200ft, 1890m.  Deep blue, tubular flowers in several interrupted whorls.

Penstemon watsonii (35x28,Z4,P,L,3:12w) ........................................................................ 100 seeds / $3.50

 92218.16  (W) Lander Co., NV, 8600ft, 2622m.   A rather tall member of Sect. Proceri with small, tubular, deep-blue flowers packed into dense whorls. There are several whorls spaced along each of the 20 to 30 stems, accompanied by prominent lanceolate leaves. A rarely-seen, unusual species.

Penstemon whippleanus (30x20,Z3,P,L,4:8w) .................................................................... 100 seeds / $4.00

 92368.22  (W) Mineral Co., CO, 10860ft, 3311m.  This population has the darkest flowers I've ever seen in this genus -- dark purple to literally black.   Photo

Penstemon yampaensis (2x10,Z4,P,L,4:12w) .................................................................... 20 seeds / $6.00 96196.14 (W) Moffat Co., CO, 6200ft, 1890m. Tufts of linear leaves produce large, sessile, heavenly blue flowers, so numerous as to totally obscure the foliage. Challenging. Photo