Description

This species is an excellent choice for attracting hummingbirds. Native to the Western US, this drought tolerant plant flowers in early summer. Flowers are a brilliant scarlet-red. Foliage grows in basal rosettes featuring green, lance-shaped leaves. Like most perennials used on green roofs, this plant will benefit from growing in a deeper soil profile, or where the green roof media has been mounded. It will need regular water to become established on the roof.

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Profile

• Botanical Name: Penstemon barbatus ssp. coccineus
• Family: Scrophulariaceae
• Plant Type: Hardy Perennial
• Plant Usage: Accent
• Hardiness Zone: 5
• Foliage Color: Green
• Flower Color: Red
• Bloom Time: Early Summer to Autumn
• Winter Interest: Green Foliage
• Height: 18"
• Spread: 6"
• Light Requirement: Full Sun
• Origin: Western US, Mexico
• Self Sowing: Yes
• Shade Tolerant: No
• Substitutes: Penstemon hirsutus var. pygmeus, Ipomopsis rubra,