Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Davidson's Penstemon

Penstemon davidsonii - Common, midsummer, perennial, 2-5 in. Dense mat with creeping woody stems, evergreen. Leaves small, oval, dark green, leathery, hairless. Leaves on flowering stems smaller, bract-like. Flowers 3/4-1 1/2 in. long, blue-lavender to purple, wide tubes usually flattened on bottom of throat, staminode densely hairy. Grows on rocky, well-drained soils, some shade, at high elevations. Native.