Penstemon newberryi
Introduction '''''Penstemon newberryi''''' is a species of penstemon known by the common name '''mountain pride''' or '''Newberry's penstemon'''. It is native to the mountains of northern California, Oregon, and Nevada, where it grows in rocky habitat, often at high elevation, such as talus. It is a bushy, mat-forming subshrub growing up to  tall. The leaves are mostly basal on the plant, oblong or oval and toothed, measuring  in length, with a few smaller pairs along the stem. The glandular inflorescence bears showy magenta flowers 2 to over 3 cm (0.8 to over 1.2 in) in length. The flower is generally tubular or funnel-shaped and has a coating of short to long and curly hairs in the mouth and on the staminode. ''Penstemon newberryi'' is included in ''Penstemon'' subgenus ''Dasanthera'', along with ''P. barrettiae'', ''P. cardwellii'', ''P. davidsonii'', ''P. ellipticus'', ''P. fruticosus'', ''P. lyallii'', ''P. montanus'', and ''P. rupicola''.In cultivation in the UK, it has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It tolerates a wide range of positions but requires full sun.The Latin specific epithet ''newberryi'' honors the American geologist and botanist John Strong Newberry (1822–1892). ''Penstemon newberryi'' was the favorite flower of naturalist John Muir.
References
External links ** Jepson Manual Treatment* Photo gallery