Native Plants

Scarlet Bugler

Penstemon centranthifolius
Location

May not be native

Use Location
Type
Annuals/Per.
Attributes
Nectar

This perennial herb grows erect, gray-green stems and flowering stalks that reach up to 3 feet high. Bright red, trumpet-shaped flowers bloom out of those stalks from April to July, highly attracting hummingbirds. The plant grows in full sun and in dry, well-drained soil.

May Attract

Scarlet Bugler is thought to attract these families of birds
Family
Hummingbirds

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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