Penstemon murrayanus
Murray's Scarlet Beardtongue
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available PenstemonItem #: 9343
Zones: 5b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 72" tall
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Penstemon murrayanus is a superb southern US native perennial from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Starting in mid-May (NC), the 6' tall spikes rise from the small rosette of glossy, silver-gray leaves. Each spike is adorned with 6" long x 3" wide perfoliate leaves (stem runs through the center) and topped with small, bright orange, tubular flowers along the top 2' of the spike, a hummingbird favorite. Our offering of Penstemon murrayanus comes from an Aaron Floden seed collection in Winn Parish, Louisiana, where it grows in dry sandy soils alongside opuntia cactus...good drainage is the key! Note to taxonomists...couldn't we just have used the epithet murrayi instead of murrayanus? What if the poor man's name had been Harry?
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Other Attributes
Genus: Penstemon
Flower Color: Orange/Peach
Leaf Color: Green
Container Role: Fillers , Thrillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Rock Garden Plants , Southwest Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Cut Flower Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , North American Native Plants , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Texas Native Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , United States Native Plants