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Yet another brilliantly colored Penstemon, P. cardwellii thrives in thin sandy soils, like the northwest side of Mt. St. Helen’s, where we found a stunning display.
July 7, 2020 | Categories: Cascades, Coastal, dry open woods, figwort / lousewort, July, June, Mid Elevation, purple/blue, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest, Washington | Tags: boundary trail, flower, hiking, Johnston Ridge Observatory, mt st helens, pacific northwest, wildflower |
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Amazingly….we continue to find more northwest penstemons! This one is unique in its stems of creamy white rather than the traditional purple, pink, or blue flowers
June 24, 2019 | Categories: All Northwest, figwort / lousewort, July, June, Mid Elevation, Oregon, rocky slopes, white | Tags: cone peak, flower, home sweet home, Iron Mountain, santiam river, white penstemon, wildflower |
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These fuzzy-tongue penstemon, display amazing markings to guide pollinators to their nectar.
July 22, 2018 | Categories: Cascades, Columbia Gorge East, dry open woods, East of Cascades, figwort / lousewort, grasslands/prarie, June, Mid Elevation, Oregon, purple/blue | Tags: beardtongue, flower, Iron Mountain, tombstone pass, wildflower |
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We found these lovely, endemic penstemons on an impromptu hike just south of Ellensburg, WA, on our way back to Portland from Leavenworth this past spring.
August 28, 2017 | Categories: Columbia Gorge East, East of Cascades, figwort / lousewort, grasslands, grasslands/prarie, June, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, purple/blue, Unique to Northwest, Washington | Tags: flower, Thomas Hart Benton, wildflower, Yakima River |
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Looking very similar to both davidsonii and rupicola (of which, only the latter is found in the gorge),
February 7, 2015 | Categories: Alpine, Cascades, Columbia Gorge East, Columbia Gorge West, East of Cascades, figwort / lousewort, July, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, Oregon, purple/blue, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, hiking, Mount Defiance, pacific northwest, Wildflowers |
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The genus name refers to the flower’s five stamens. There are over 200 species of penstemon in the west.
January 30, 2014 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge East, Columbia Gorge West, East of Cascades, figwort / lousewort, July, Mid Elevation, Oregon, purple/blue, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California | Tags: flower, Three Sisters, Wildflowers |
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September 28, 2011 | Categories: Alpine, Cascades, dry open woods, East of Cascades, figwort / lousewort, July, Mid Elevation, purple/blue, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington | Tags: carbon river trail, flower, Mt. Rainier, Wildflowers |
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Marble Mountain, CA, 5/2011. This high-elevation penstemon is distinguishable from Davidson’s Penstemon by its rosy color.
April 2, 2011 | Categories: California, Cascades, figwort / lousewort, July, June, Mid Elevation, pink, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest | Tags: flower, Marble Mountains, Wildflowers |
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Decades before the fur traders and wagon trains, the 33 members of Lewis & Clark Expedition’s Corps of Discovery found its way to the environs of the pacific northwest wonderland, mapping the region and its rich flora and fauna.
June 15, 2016 | Categories: |
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August 1, 2012 | Categories: August, Cascades, dry open woods, figwort / lousewort, July, Mid Elevation, Oregon, purple/blue, rocky slopes, Unique to Northwest | Tags: Elk Meadow, flower, Mt. Rainier, Wildflowers |
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