Keckiella antirrhinoides

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Yellow Penstemon

Yellow penstemon (formerly named Penstemon antirrhinoides) is a medium sized flowering shrub that grows from 1 1/2 – 6 feet tall and 2-4 feet wide. It has a rounded form and a moderate growth rate. It will do best with some drainage.

Because of it’s adaptations to native area expect it to go late summer deciduous.

The pleasantly fragrance and abundant yellow to red tinged glowers appear in the spring and will last for about 2 months.

The flower are a delight for humming birds, Checkerspot butterflies and bees.

Lifeform: Shrub

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light

Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant

Container

D-16-O, D-16

Ecological Value

Attracts butterflies

Historical Uses

No Historical Uses found.

Distribution

Native to the chaparral, deserts, and pinyon-juniper woodlands of California, Arizona, and adjacent Baja California

Elevation

330 to 5215 ft

Communities
Habitat

Dry rocky slopes, canyons, and mesas of southern California primarily in Chaparral but also extending into Pinyon-Juniper Woodland and Creosote Bush Scrub