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Gaping Keckiella
Keckiella breviflora
  
5 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Gaping Keckiella (Keckiella breviflora) 5 Nurseries Carry This Plant Keckiella breviflora (formerly Penstemon breviflorus) is a species of flowering shrub in the Plantagnaceae (Plantain) family known by the common name Gaping Keckiella. It is native to many of the mountain ranges and foothills of central California, and its range extends just into Nevada. This is a branching, bushy shrub with many thin stems, approaching a maximum height near two meters. Its shiny green leaves are arranged oppositely on the branches, and each is one to four centimeters long, generally lance-shaped and finely serrated or smooth along the edges. The shrub produces tall flower clusters which are loose, hairy spikes of flowers. Each flower is one to two centimeters wide with five pale pink or pinkish-streaked white lobes whose external surfaces have long, shiny hairs. The three lower lobes curl outward from the mouth and under, and the two upper lobes are joined into a lip that curves forward over the mouth. Within the mouth are long stamen filaments bearing anthers, and a flat, hairless, sterile stamen called a staminode.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Shrub

Size
Size
3.5 - 7 ft tall
7 ft wide

Flower Color
Flower Color
Cream, Pink

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer

Wildlife Supported
 
Insects are attracted to the flowers. The Keckiella genus is host plant to the Common Buckeye butterfly.

 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 20 likely * ) SHOW ALL
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Junonia coenia Image
Common Buckeye Junonia coeniaJunonia coenia
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Euphydryas chalcedona Image
Variable Checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedonaEuphydryas chalcedona
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Euphydryas editha Image
Edith's Checkerspot Euphydryas edithaEuphydryas editha
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Poladryas arachne Image
Arachne Checkerspot Poladryas arachnePoladryas arachne
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Euphydryas anicia Image
Anicia Checkerspot Euphydryas aniciaEuphydryas anicia
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Euphydryas colon Image
Snowberry Checkerspot Euphydryas colonEuphydryas colon
*
Hyles lineata Image
White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineataHyles lineata

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture
Moisture
Very Low

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / week once established

Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 5

Cold Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to -10° F

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Fast

Soil Description
Soil Description
Tolerates a variety of soils as long as adequate drainage is provided. Soil PH: 5.3 - 6.9

Common uses
Common uses
Deer Resistant, Hummingbird Gardens, Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Companion Plants
Companion Plants
Use with other shrubs of the mountains such as Manzanita (Arctostaphylos sp.), Oregon Grape (Berberis aquifolium), Spice Bush (Calycanthus occidentalis), Ceanothus sp., Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides or ledifolius), Dogwood (Cornus sp.), California Flannelbush (Fremontodendron californicum), Silk Tassel Bush (Garrya flavescens or fremontii), Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana), and Currant/Gooseberry (Ribes sp.)

Propagation
Propagation?
For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Rocky slopes of the Coast Ranges and Sierras up to 7,000 ft.

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 6.1" - 78.8", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 2.70", Coldest Month: 24.0" - 52.5", Hottest Month: 46.6" - 77.8", Humidity: 0.32" - 29.07", Elevation: 23" - 10807"

Alternative Names
Botanical Names: Penstemon brevifolius
Common Names: Bush Beardtongue, Rothrock's Keckiella, Rothrock's Penstemon


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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