Tall Western Penstemon : Penstemon hesperius

Plant type: deciduous perennial
Height: 2-4' (hence the 'tall')

Light: full to part sun
Soil: well draining to moist

PPL: no

Small, packed flowers on this one - a purple-blue hue that will have the hummingbirds acomin round the mountain. Spreads laterally by layering (unusual for a penstemon) and can be divided.

Federally listed as endangered in Oregon and petitioned to be so in Washington as of 2025.