Common
name: Small Flowered Penstemon or Clustered Penstemon
Latin name: Penstemon confertus procerus
Annual/Perennial: Perennial
Flowers: June to August
Flower size: 3/8" to 1/2"
Found in: Montane to Alpine
Height: 14" to 16"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: No
Image taken: Guanella Pass near Burning Bear Campground
Pictured
Wildflower: Small Flowered Pensetmon - Penstemon confertus procerus
Wildflower
Field notes: Small Flowered Penstemon is easy to identify as
it's one of the few Penstemon's in which the flowers are produced
around the entire flower spike.
Look for Small Flowered Penstemon in meadows,
clearings, and along road sides.