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broad-leaved penstemon · Penstemon ovatus

Description: herbaceous penstemon (12 to 40" tall) with a basal rosette of ovate to oblanceolate leaves. Blue to purple flowers bloom late spring/early summer. P. ovatus grows in damp sites at forest edges; it does well at the coast. Multnomah County, Oregon north to BC. Sun/part sun, moderate to regular water.