Plants A-Z

Penstemon palmeri

Scented Penstemon

Native to mountains of desert Southwest. To 4–6 ft. tall and 2–3 ft. wide, with thick, grayish blue le...

Penstemon parryi

Parry’s Penstemon

Native from Arizona into Mexico. To 2–4 ft. tall and 1–3 ft.wide,with leathery gray-green ...

Penstemon pinifolius

Native to southern New Mexico and Arizona. Woody-based growth to 1 1/2ft. high, 2 ft.wide, with short,...

Penstemon pseudospectabilis

Desert Beard Tongue

Native to mountains of Southern California and Arizona. Shrubby, upright plant 2–4 ft. tall, 2 f...

Penstemon richardsonii

Beard Tongue

Native to the Pacific Northwest. Woody grower1–1 1/2 ft. high and wide, withtoothed, blue-green foliag...

Penstemon rupicola

Rock Penstemon

Native to Cascades and Siskiyou Mountains. Woody-based growth to 4 in. high, 1 1/2 ft. wide, with trai...

Penstemon spectabilis

Royal Beard Tongue

Native to Southern California. To 3–4 1/2 ft. tall and wide,with smooth green or grayish leaves ...

Penstemon strictus

Rocky Mountain Penstemon

Native from southern Wyoming to Arizona and New Mexico. To 2–3 ft. tall, 2 ft.wide. Dark green l...

Penstemon triflorus

Hill Country Penstemon

Native to central Texas.Herbaceous plant 1 1/2–2 ft. high and 1–1 1/2 ft. wide, with rich green foliag...

Pentas lanceolata

Star Clusters

Woody-based perennial from tropical Africa. In Hawaii, it grows as large as 6 ft. tall, 3 ft.wide; els...

Perilla frutescens

Shiso

Native from the Himalayas to eastern Asia. Sturdy, leafy warm-weather plant grows very quickly to 2 or...

Perovskia atriplicifolia

RUSSIAN SAGE

This popular plant is neither a sage nor from Russia. It is anairy-looking but tough plantnative to Af...