Scarlet Bugler

Penstemon barbatus

Scarlet Bugler (Penstemon barbatus) is a perennial forb native to Southwestern US states (such as Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) that can thrive in USDA Zones 3–8. Reaching a mature height of 2–4 feet with an upright, slender-stemmed growth habit, it features smooth, lance-shaped green leaves and produces tall, airy spikes of brilliant scarlet-red, drooping tubular flowers with bearded lower lips. It thrives in dry, gravelly, or rocky mountain slopes, canyon edges, and roadsides in full sun to partial shade and is ideal for mountain slope stabilization, dryland restoration, and hummingbird habitat conservation.

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