About Desert Penstemon
- Plant Family: Scrophulariaceae
- Plant Type: Perennial
- Height by Width: 3-4' H x 2-3' W
- Growth Habit: Upright
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Sun Exposure: Full sun
- Soil Preference: Well-draining, rocky
- Water Requirements: Drought-tolerant to occasional
- Cold Hardy to: 20 degrees F
- Flower Season: Spring/Summer
- Flower Color: Rose-purple
- Endangered?: Not listed
- Distribution: Native to the southwestern United States, where it grows in desert and plateau habitat types, such as sandy washes, scrub, and woodland. In California it is found primarily in the Mojave Desert.
- Natural Habitat: Gravelly or rocky desert washes, canyon floors, creosote bush scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland below 4,500'