Arizona Penstemon is a member of the
Snapdragon or Figwort
Family.
The
plant grows to 4 feet in height and has broad green, triangular leaves
that grow completely around the stem to
3 inches in length. The plant
typically grows along roads and on hillsides and canyons at elevations between
2000-7000 feet.
The Arizona Penstemon at right
was photographed in the Superstition Wilderness. |
Arizona Penstemon blooms between February - May and
produces a bright purplish-red flowers to 0.75 inches in length that
grow in clusters along the stem.
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