Hartweg's Beardtongue

Penstemon hartwegii

"Penstemon hartwegii", common name Hartweg's beardtongue, is a species of flowering perennial herb in the plantain family.
Penstemon hartwegii, Hartweg's beardtongue This cultivar is called „Penstemon Picotee Red".  Geotagged,Germany,Penstemon hartwegii,Summer

Appearance

"Penstemon hartwegii" can reach a height of 30–70 centimetres. This bushy semi-evergreen plant has simple, narrow, fleshy, mid-green leaves and racemes of bell-shaped bright-red, purple or crimson flowers, up to 4 cm long, with white markings on a wide throat. They bloom in summer and early autumn.

It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Distribution

This species is native to Mexico.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyPlantaginaceae
GenusPenstemon
SpeciesP. hartwegii
Photographed in
Germany