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Penstemon griffinii
Griffin's beardtongue is a native perennial wildflower of the mountains of Colorado and New Mexico, with blue to purple flowers borne on slender spikes. It is relatively long-lived for a penstemon and needs good drainage and full sun to thrive.
Penstemon griffinii, commonly called Griffin's penstemon, is a species of plant in the veronica family from the states of Colorado and New Mexico.
Griffin's penstemon is native to the US states of Colorado and New Mexico. According to the Flora of North America it has a larger range in Colorado where it grows in seven south-central counties extending from Park and Chaffee counties in the north southward to the state line. Its Coloradan range is largely in South Park and the San Luis Valley. Across the border in New Mexico they report that it only is found in Rio Arriba and Taos counties in the north. However, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service plants database additionally records it in Santa Fe County. In its range it is found at elevations between 2,500 and 3,000 meters (8,200 and 9,800 ft).
It is somewhat rare plant in gardens with cultivation beginning around 2003. It has easy to germinate seeds.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Penstemon griffinii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
