From left, Scarlet bugler, Penstemon centranthifolius; photo by Karen Sullivan. At right, Foothill penstemon, penstemon heterophyllus; photo by Kim Riley. LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — When spring begins to ...

* What it is: Penstemon is a large family of summer-blooming perennials with tubular flowers that comes in assorted colors. The penstemon family comes in a variety of sizes – ranging from short ...

Every spring, I get giddy at the first sight of color that isn’t the white or brown of mud season. I know that each year, the abundance and beauty of wildflowers in this region will continuously ...

I was back at my friend Pat’s house this week after seeing her “mini arboretum” last week. This time Pat gave me a guided tour of her plantings. I noticed she had numerous varieties of penstemon. Last ...

IT’S TIME FOR another round of Seattle Grows, a botanical party game (that I made up) where I ask local garden professionals what plant we should all be growing. This time I turned to Marcia Bruno, ...

LAS VEGAS— The Center for Biological Diversity today petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect a rare desert wildflower under the Endangered Species Act. The white-margined penstemon ...