Penstemon bicolor var. roseus

Plant Information
Species: 
bicolor
Species Authority: 
(Brandegee) Clokey & D.D. Keck
Variety: 
roseus
Variety Authority: 
Clokey & D.D. Keck
Subgenus: 
Penstemon
Section: 
Peltanthera
Subsection: 
Peltanthera
Habit:
 
herbaceous perennial
Habit Woodiness:
 
herb
Lifespan: 
long-lived
Plant Height - Min: 
6.00dm
Plant Height - Max: 
14.00dm
Distribution Range: 
Local in southern Clark County, Nevada, and western Mohave County, Arizona.
Elevation - Min: 
700.00m
Elevation - Max: 
800.00m
Other Notes: 

"Both P. clutei and P. bicolor have had a hybrid origin. It is possible that they share common progenitors (P. palmeri and P. pseudospectabilis). Furthermore, it is equally plausible that bicolor, but nor clutei, has a direct phylogenetic connection with P. floridus ssp. austinii." - Clokey & Keck 1939.

Photos by Andi Wolfe ©1999 - If you would like to use any of these photos, contact Andi Wolfe at Ohio State University.

First Bloom: 
February
Last Bloom: 
May
References: 
Clokey IW, Keck DD. 1939. Reconsideration of certain members of Penstemon subsection Spectabiles. Bulletin of the southern California Academy of Sciences. 38:8-13.