Common
name: Whipple Penstemon
Latin name: Penstemon whippleanus
Annual/Perennial: Perennial Flowers: July to September
Flower size: 1" to 1.5"
Found in: Supalpine to Alpine
Height: 12" to 24"
Invasive: No
Native species: Yes Useful in garden: No
Image taken: Summit of Guanella Pass
Pictured
Wildflower:
Penstemon whippleanus
Wildflower
Field notes: Whipple Penstemon has a very striking flower. It
can be found in two color shades... creamy white and dark purple.
Whipple Penstemon can only be found at high elevations.
Look for Whipple Pensemon in full sun in meadows, clearings, hillsides, and along
roads.
