A delicate but eye catching penstemon with mats of bright green leaves with spikes of vivid blue-purple flowers to 24” in spring. Sun, well-drained, soil.  -20 degrees F.  Eastern Oregon, Washington and Northern Montana  Scrophulariaceae

This striking plant has large, gray-green leaves and racemes of rosy pink flowers in spring.  . Sun, very well-drained soil.  -10 degrees F.  Rocky cliffs and slopes in the Eastern Columbia River Gorge.  Scrophulariaceae

Mat-forming evergreen with small, rounded leaves, rooting stems and large lavender to purple flowers to in summer.  Makes a nice groundcover.  Grow in full sun to part shade in very well-drained soil, low water.   Hardy to –10 degrees F. Rocky outcroppings mid to high elevations in the Cascades.  Scrophulariaceae

This is an attractive low growing mat with small bright green, toothed leaves and large lavender-pink flowers in late spring to early summer.  Full sun, very well-drained soil, low water. Hardy to –10 degrees F.  Rocky outcroppings in the mountains of Oregon and Washington.  Scrophulariaceae

Small, pointed to rounded leaves with very large blue-violet flowers on short stems in summer.  Considered by some botanists as an intermediate species between P. davidsonii and P. fruticosus.  Full to part sun, very well-drained soil, low water. –10 degrees F.  This is a Steens Mountain, Oregon and Northern Nevada endemic species where it grows in crevices and on exposed rocky outcropppings.  Scrophulariaceae

Woody shrub to 18” with pale green, leathery leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers.  Sun, well-drained, soil.  -20 degrees F.  Dry, rocky areas OR, CA NV, UT Scrophulariaceae

Difficult in cultivation, it should probably be considered a collector's species.

Low mat of blue green leaves, stems to 18” high with  deep blue, tubular flowers in summer.  Full sun, well-drained soil.  Found massed on open hillsides in the Cascades of Oregon and So. Washington.   Hardy to -10 degrees F. Scrophulariaceae

This is a low growing population originally from Mt. Hood, Oregon.  It is an evergreen subshrub 6" x 24" with pinkish-purple flowers in late spring.   Grow in full sun, very well-drained soil, low water. Hardy to -20 degrees F. Scrophulariaceae

Evergreen subshrub 12”x 24” with purple, tubular flowers in late spring.   Grow in full sun, very well-drained soil, low water. Found on rocky slopes and open forests at low to alpine elevations in the Cascades east to  Montana. Hardy to -20 degrees F. Scrophulariaceae

Penstemon fruticosus var scouleri 'Albus'

is a white flowering form.

Compact, evergreen mat of small, dark green leaves and large lavender violet flowers. 3” x 2’ Full sun, sharply-drained soil, low water. Grown from seed collected in the Blue Mtns of OR.  Hardy to -20 degrees F. Scrophulariaceae

Mats of gray-green, ovate, finely toothed leaves with showy rose-red flowers on short stems in summer. 16 x 20” Sun to part shade, very well-drained soil, low water. –10 degrees F. The species is found in Oregon, California and Nevada.  Our plants are grown from seed collected in Siskiyou Cty, CA Scrophulariaceae

Mat of dark green leaves, rose-red, fuzzy throated, flowers in summer.  Sun to pt shade, very well-drained soil, low water. Hardy to –10 degrees F Grown from seed collected in Madera County, CA

Spikes of deep blue flowers to 3’ tall in spring with egg-shaped, evergreen basal leaves.  Grow in sun to part shade in well-drained soil with moderate to low water. Open forests and rocky outcroppings from low to mid-elevations in the Cascade mountains of Northern Oregon north into British Columbia.  Hardy to -10 degrees F. Scrophulariaceae

Mats of light green leaves with spikes of white to pale blue flowers to 18”.  Meadow species – needs sun, regular water. Hardy to -20 degrees F. The species is found in Oregon, Idaho and Nevada. Our plants are grown from wild seed collected in Nevada. Scrophulariaceae

This low-growing penstemon has a compact form and attractive spikes of small purple flowers to about 6" in late spring.  It can be grown in sun or part shade in well-drained soil with low to regular water.  Our plants are grown from seed collected in the Washington State Cascades.  The species is found throughout the Western States in a wide variety of habitats at various elevations. Hardy to -10 degrees F. Scrophulariaceae

 Mat-forming penstemon with spikes of small purple flowers to 10" tall in late spring.  It can be grown in sun to part shade in well-drained soil with low to regular water.  The well-developed basal leaves distinguish this sub-species which has a more restricted range from Northern California through Oregon.  Hardy to -10 degrees F. Scrophulariaceae

Dense rosettes of dark green leaves with short spikes of blue-violet flowers.  7” x 12”.   Sun to part shade, well-drained soil, low water. -30 degrees F.  The species is found in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California and Nevada.  Our plants are grown from seeds collected in Siskiyou Cty, CA  Scrophulariaceae

Upright penstemon to 3' with dentate, gray-green leaves, multiple stems and pink to lavender flowers in mid-summer.  Grow in sun to part shade in very well-drained soil with low water.  This is a northern Oregon native plant found in rocky areas from the Cascades eastward. Hardy to -10 degrees F. Scrophulariaceae

Deeply toothed leaves, spikes of lavender flowers in summer.  8 – 32” tall  Sun, well-drained, soil.  -20 degrees F. The species is found in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.  Our plants from seed collected in Klickitat Cty, WA. Scrophulariaceae

Pale gray-green leaves with blue-purple flowers, paler throat on slender stems to 20” tall.  Sun, very well-drained soil, low. Hardy to –20 degrees F.

The species is found in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.  Our plants grown from seed collected in Central Oregon. Scrophulariaceae

This is an attractive mat-forming penstemon with gray-green foliage and vivid pink flowers on short stems in summer.  It can be grown in sun or part shade in poor, very well-drained soil with low to regular water.  It is found on rocky outcroppings in the Siskiyou Mountains in Northern California and on both sides of the Cascades from Oregon into Southern Washington.  Hardy to -20 degrees F. Scrophulariaceae

Low growing mats with spikes of small blue-purple flowers to 15” in late spring. Full to part sun, well-drained soil, moderate water. –20 degrees F. Found in Western mountain meadows.  Scrophulariaceae

Spikes of small blue to purple flowers to 10-24” May-Aug. Grow in full to part sun, well-drained soil, moderate water. –20 degrees F. The species is found in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho and Nevada.  Our plants grown from seeds collected in the Cascade Mountains.   Scrophulariaceae

This easy to grow Penstemon has serrated leaves and purple, tubular flowers in summer.   24”x12” Grow in sun to part shade in well-drained soil, moderate water.  This one tends to be a seeder in my garden and I like to grow it in less fertile areas that receive little summer irrigation. It still does great and there are fewer seedlings to pull.  Found along moist rocky slopes and streambanks in the Oregon Cascades north to BC.   Hardy to -10 degrees F. Scrophulariaceae

Rosettes of narrow leaves with spikes of bright blue flowers 12-30” tall.  Sun, very well-drained soil, low water.  -20 degrees F  The species is found in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada and Utah.   Our plants are grown from seed collected in the Ochoco Mountains of Oregon.  Scrophulariaceae

Evergreen lance-shaped leaves and rich, purple-violet flowers in summer.   20” x 12” Full sun, well-drained soil, low water. NW   native.   Hardy to -20 degrees F. Scrophulariaceae