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Yellow Bush Penstemon
Keckiella antirrhinoides
  
About Yellow Bush Penstemon (Keckiella antirrhinoides) 18 Nurseries Carry This Plant Keckiella antirrhinoides (formerly Penstemon antirrhinoides) is a species of flowering shrub in the plantain family known by the common names snapdragon penstemon and chaparral beardtongue. It is native to the chaparral, deserts, and pinyon-juniper woodlands of California, Arizona, and adjacent Baja California. This shrub grows one half to two and a half meters tall, with spreading branches. The oppositely-arranged leaves are up to 2 centimeters long and are lance-shaped or narrow ovals. They are deciduous during dry periods. The plant produces branchlike flower clusters which bear snapdragon-like flowers. Each hairy flower is about 2 centimeters wide, with three lower lobes which lie flat or curve down and two upper lobes which join to form a curved lip. Inside the flower are shiny filamentous stamens holding anthers and a flat, densely hairy sterile stamen called a staminode. The flowers are light yellow and dry to nearly black. The plant will often drop many leaves after flowering.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Shrub

Size
Size
1.6 - 6.6 ft tall
2 - 4 ft wide

Form
Form
Fountain, Rounded

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Moderate

Dormancy
Dormancy
Summer Deciduous

Fragrance
Fragrance
Fragrant - Pleasant

Flower Color
Flower Color
Yellow

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Spring

Wildlife Supported
 
Hummingbirds, butterflies and bees

 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1 confirmed , 2 likely * ) SHOW ALL
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Sympistis fortis Image
Sympistis fortisSympistis fortis
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Sympistis singularisSympistis singularis

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture
Moisture
Extremely Low, Very Low

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Max 2x / month once established

Nurseries
Nurseries

Ease of Care
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy

Cold Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 0° F

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium

Soil Description
Soil Description
Tolerates a variety of soils as long as adequate drainage is provided. Soil PH: 6.0 - 7.5

Common uses
Common uses
Deer Resistant, Hummingbird Gardens, Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Companion Plants
Companion Plants
Chaparral associates include California lilacs, California Buckwheat, Scrub Oaks, Southern Honeysuckle, and Chaparral Yucca. Desert associates include Creosote Bush, Brittlebush and Desert Agave. Pinyon-Juniper associates include Pinus spp, California Juniper and Big Sagebrush

Propagation
Propagation?
For propagating by seed: No treatment. (Emery and Frey 1971).

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Dry rocky slopes, canyons, and mesas of southern California primarily in Chaparral but also extending into Pinyon-Juniper Woodland and Creosote Bush Scrub

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 4.4" - 29.9", Summer Precipitation: 0.19" - 3.15", Coldest Month: 36.3" - 59.2", Hottest Month: 57.7" - 87.5", Humidity: 0.89" - 38.31", Elevation: 11" - 8613"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Chaparral Beardtongue, Chaparral Bush-beardtongue, Snapdragon Penstemon


Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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