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penstemon /ˈpɛnstəmən / /pɛnˈstiːmən /(also pentstemon) nounA North American plant with stems of showy flowers resembling snapdragons.- Genus Penstemon, family Scrophulariaceae.
From mid-June through July, you should see profuse wildflowers, from the dainty, lavender pasque flowers to penstemons in shades of blue and purple....- Take heel cuttings from ceanothus, penstemons, lavenders, santolinas and philadelphus.
- All very well is the advice to cut back decaying and gone-over plants, but my penstemons, rudbeckia, etc are still nice and green.
Origin Modern Latin, formed irregularly from penta- 'five' + Greek stēmōn 'warp', used to mean 'stamen'. |