Native Plants for the Short Season Yard by Lyndon Penner

Author:Lyndon Penner
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-55059-667-0
Publisher: Brush Education
Published: 2016-04-17T16:00:00+00:00

The last native species that I will mention is the lilac penstemon (Penstemon gracilis). Found throughout the prairies, it blooms over a long period. The flowers are a dull purple, stumpy and not beautiful. It is such a dull purple that if you had a white penstemon and you threw your dirty dishwater over it, that’s the shade of purple it is. I’m not a fan of it. It’s easy to grow, but I couldn’t be bothered. There are better plants available.

Phacelia spp. (Scorpionweed)

This is an interesting genus of plants with about 200 species, but for the most part all are rare to prairie gardeners. California bluebells (Phacelia campanularia) and bee’s bread (P. tanacetifolia) are two possible exceptions to this, but even these are relatively unknown. We have a few native species, and they are worth examining.

Bee’s bread (Phacelia tanacetifolia). Notice how the stems that carry the flower buds curl like scorpion tails, which is why many of these species are known as scorpionweeds.

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