Penstemon centranthifolius
Scarlet Bugler
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
- Habit
- perennialPlants of the World Online
- Habit
- Perennial, Forb/herb, SubshrubPLANTS Database
- Flower
- Bright red, orange-redWikipedia
- Native range
- California, Mexico NorthwestGBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Wikipedia — Wikipedia contributors; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Worth knowing
- Also called wild snapdragon. In the 1920s it was still sometimes called hummingbird's dinner horn, because hummingbirds visit its flowers. Wikipedia: Penstemon centranthifolius
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996Difficulty Moderate
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark
No stated waiting before sowing. Then 14 days to germinate.
30% germination in 14 days.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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