Flower's Penstemon (Penstemon flowersii) is a graceful and rare Utah native that adds soft elegance to dry landscapes with its slender spikes of pink blooms and fine-textured gray-green foliage. Blooming in late spring, it attracts native bees and hummingbirds while thriving in full sun and well-drained clay soils. Perfect for dry gardens and borders, rock gardens, slopes, and native pollinator plantings, this compact perennial pairs beautifully with other rock garden plants and short grasses like Blue Grama.
Flowers Penstemon
Irrigation Requirement: Very Low (Water to Establish) to Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Mature Size: 4 - 10" tall
Spacing: 12"
Bloom Colors: Pink
Bloom Season: May - June
Hardiness Zone: Down to zone 5
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Deer Resistant: Moderately
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Soils: Naturally grows in well-draining clay soils
Plants in the genus Penstemon are known host plants for 19 pollinators in northern Utah. Penstemon are also valuable nectar and pollen plants for many native pollinators, including hummingbirds.