penstemon : Idioms & Phrases

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cascade penstemon

  • noun whorls of deep blue to dark purple flowers at tips of erect leafy stems; moist places from British Columbia to Oregon
    cascade penstemon.
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cliff penstemon

  • noun one of the West's most beautiful wildflowers; large brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington to California
    Penstemon rupicola; cliff penstemon.
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davidson's penstemon

  • noun mat-forming plant with blue and lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California
    Davidson's penstemon.
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genus penstemon

  • noun large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America
    Penstemon.
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golden-beard penstemon

  • noun plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip
    golden-beard penstemon.
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hot-rock penstemon

  • noun stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; found from Washington to Wyoming and southward to California and Utah
    hot-rock penstemon.
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jones' penstemon

  • noun low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah
    Jones' penstemon.
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lowbush penstemon

  • noun low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems
    lowbush penstemon; Penstemon fruticosus.
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narrow-leaf penstemon

  • noun plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona
    narrow-leaf penstemon.
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parry's penstemon

  • noun erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona
    Parry's penstemon.
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penstemon barbatus

  • noun plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip
    golden-beard penstemon.
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penstemon centranthifolius

  • noun plant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow clusters near tips of erect stems; coastal ranges from central California southward
    scarlet bugler.
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penstemon cyananthus

  • noun erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming
    Penstemon cyananthus.
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penstemon davidsonii

  • noun mat-forming plant with blue and lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California
    Davidson's penstemon.
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penstemon deustus

  • noun stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; found from Washington to Wyoming and southward to California and Utah
    hot-rock penstemon.
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penstemon dolius

  • noun low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah
    Jones' penstemon.
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penstemon fruticosus

  • noun low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems
    lowbush penstemon; Penstemon fruticosus.
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penstemon linarioides

  • noun plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona
    narrow-leaf penstemon.
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penstemon newberryi

  • noun mat-forming plant with deep pink flowers on short erect leafy stems; rocky places at high elevations from Oregon to California
    mountain pride.
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penstemon palmeri

  • noun fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah
    Penstemon palmeri; balloon flower.
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penstemon parryi

  • noun erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona
    Parry's penstemon.
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penstemon rupicola

  • noun one of the West's most beautiful wildflowers; large brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington to California
    Penstemon rupicola; cliff penstemon.
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penstemon rydbergii

  • noun plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers; Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado
    Penstemon rydbergii.
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penstemon serrulatus

  • noun whorls of deep blue to dark purple flowers at tips of erect leafy stems; moist places from British Columbia to Oregon
    cascade penstemon.
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penstemon whippleanus

  • noun wine and lavender to purple and black flowers in several clusters on the upper half of leafy stems; Montana south through the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico
    Penstemon whippleanus.
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platte river penstemon

  • noun erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming
    Penstemon cyananthus.
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red shrubby penstemon

  • noun low branching dark green shrub with bunches of brick-red flowers at ends of branches; coastal ranges and foothills of northern California
    red shrubby penstemon.
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redwood penstemon

  • noun low branching dark green shrub with bunches of brick-red flowers at ends of branches; coastal ranges and foothills of northern California
    red shrubby penstemon.
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rock penstemon

  • noun one of the West's most beautiful wildflowers; large brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington to California
    Penstemon rupicola; cliff penstemon.
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rydberg's penstemon

  • noun plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers; Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado
    Penstemon rydbergii.
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scented penstemon

  • noun fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah
    Penstemon palmeri; balloon flower.
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shrubby penstemon

  • noun low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems
    lowbush penstemon; Penstemon fruticosus.
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whipple's penstemon

  • noun wine and lavender to purple and black flowers in several clusters on the upper half of leafy stems; Montana south through the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico
    Penstemon whippleanus.
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