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A swallowtail delighting in the nectar of 'Margarita BOP' penstemon in the gardens of Las Pilitas wildflower nursery in central California. the strudy stems rise up to two feet at best from a tidy mound of foliage.
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Penstemons Galore: The Tall and Short of It

There are all sorts of good reasons to be happy about living in Colorado: sunny, warm, hardly-humid-at-all days fade into sweater-weather evenings. Of course, there’s the rainfall shortage, low-snowpack contributing to a scary wildfire season. But, hey…rough with the smooth, right? As a fervent gardener, one is used to that scenario. And as the (many) […]