Margarita Bop Penstemon, Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'

About Margarita Bop Penstemon (Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP') 33 Nurseries Carry This Plant

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Horticultural selection from Penstemon heterophyllus. This is a low growing penstemon with narrow, linear leaves and profuse blooms that start out blue and turn rose-purple. It gets to about 2' high and 2' wide and flowers from spring through the summer. It is highly desirable in the garden for its long-flowering and colorful blooms and is tolerant of a wide range of garden conditions. This flower works well in many situations; planted in masses on a bank, as part of a border, or in a rock garden. Penstemon 'Margarita BOP' was first discovered (at the Bottom Of the Porch, hence "BOP") as a chance seedling by Bert Wilson of Las Pilitas Nursery.

Tolerates almost any soil type. Prefers sun in coastal sites, and part shade in inland sites. Las Pilitas Nursery introduction, Santa Margarita CA. Believed to be a hybrid of P. heterophyllus and P. laetus and is listed as Penstemon heterophyllus X 'Margarita BOP' on the Las Pilitas Nursery website.

Thanks to Moosa Creek Nursery and the Theodore Payne Foundation for sharing information about this plant

Plant Description

Plant Type

Perennial Herb

Size

1 - 2 ft tall
2 - 3 ft wide

Form

Mounding

Growth Rate

slow

Dormancy

Evergreen

Flower Color

Purple, Blue

Flowering Season

Spring, Summer

Wildlife Supported

Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1 likely * ) SHOW ALL

White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineataHyles lineata

Landscaping Information

Sun

Full Sun, Part shade

Moisture

Low, Moderate

Nurseries

Carried by 33

Cold Tolerance

Soil Drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil Description

Tolerates a wide variety of soils

Common uses

Groundcovers

Site Characteristics

Alternative Names

Common Names: Margarita Bop Foothill 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

Margarita Bop Penstemon

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Penstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'