General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 12 inches
Plant Spread: 15 inches
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Alpine Gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Layering
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Yellow Pineleaf Penstemon
  • Pride of the Mountain
  • Penstemon
  • Beardtongue
Also sold as:
  • Mercer Yellow
  • Marsea

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2010-08-21
Uploaded by MaryDurtschi
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2010-08-06

Date: 2009-06-29
Location: St Louis - MoBOT
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-06-06
Kind of close up of the blooms.
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-06-05
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Date: 2017-11-10
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2019-06-09
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2019-06-09

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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Comments:
  • Posted by Skiekitty (Denver Metro - Zone 5a) on Apr 14, 2014 11:19 AM concerning plant:
    An evergreen here in zone 5. Xeric plant that blooms for a VERY long time. Spreading. Mine's gone from a 4" pot to covering a 3' section in 3 years. However, very low-growing, so don't put it behind taller plants or you'll never see it.

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