Parry's Beard-tongue
Penstemon parryi
Pentemon parryi flowers in bloom at Peppersauce Canyon, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA on 19 April 2010.
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FLOWERS: The stunning magenta-pink flowers have attracted a lot of
attention from xeriscape gardeners because these plants put on such a show of
color while requiring minimum irrigation. The flowers are tubular, two-lipped,
and arranged in spikes with several flowers at each node. Blooming mid to late
spring.
PERENNIAL: An herbaceous plant regrowing from a perennial root-stock
each spring. Some stems may surpass 1½ m
tall; mature plants may have a dozen or more stems from base.
LEAVES: Leaves are lanceolate to linear and are opposite on the stems.
Color of leaves is ashy-green due to a thin layer of waxy material that helps
the plant retain water. The leaves are
sessile.
RANGE: Fairly common in the mid to upper elevations (
above 600 meters) of the Sonoran Desert mostly in the
southeastern portions of Arizona's Sonoran Desert. Also found in habitats
higher in elevation such as desert grasslands, open oak woodlands and
chaparral.
FRUIT: Dry capsules with a number of seeds.
UNARMED.