firecracker penstemon
Penstemon eatonii
Summary 5
Penstemon eatonii is a species of penstemon known by the common name firecracker penstemon.
Description 6
Penstemon eatoni is a perennialherb producing several sprawling to erect stems reaching one meter in maximum height. The leaves are lance-shaped to oval, untoothed, and up to 9 centimeters in length.
The inflorescence produces showy tubular flowers in shades of bright red, sometimes exceeding 3 centimeters in length. The flower is narrow and cylindrical, not spreading much at the mouth.
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- Adapted by Jeny Davis from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penstemon_eatonii
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penstemon_eatonii
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