Penstemon palmeri, Palmer's beardtongue 10 Gallon Pot Blunt-spined prickly pear

Blunt-spined prickly pear

Michael McCoy

- Allow top inch of soil to dry out in between watering

butterflies Container Plant Yes Erosion Control No Bank Stabilization No Fire Resistant No Deer resistant Yes Local plant No

Penstemon palmeri, Palmer's beardtongue 10 Gallon Pot Blunt-spined prickly pearPalmer's beardtongue A fast growing perennial that grows up to seven feet tall and two feet wide. Purple and pink tubular flower clusters bloom in the summer through fall. Plant with: Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia), Pinyon Pine (Pinus edulis or monophylla), Utah Agave (Agave utahensis), Bigberry Manzanity (Arctostaphylos glauca), Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), Desert Ceanothus (Ceanothus greggii), Desert Willow (Chilpsis linearis), Mormon Tea