How to Use penstemon in a Sentence

penstemon

noun

• Poppies, penstemons, marigolds, and cactus blooms are but a few of the florals popping this time of year.
  — Kate Wertheimer, Sunset Magazine, 17 Jan. 2020
• Some of her favorite plants to add to attract hummingbirds are bee balm, lupine, salvia, columbine and penstemon.
  — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2020
• In the Tahoe area, flower hunters should find mule’s ears, balsamroots, paintbrushes, penstemons and lupines, Carville said.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, 28 May 2017
• Some abundant species can deliver up to 16 gallons; others a cup or so, like prairie violet and slender penstemon.
  — Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 31 July 2020
• One of Banner’s favorite native plant species is pine leaf penstemon, a beautiful ground cover that comes in several colors.
  — Caroleine James, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2021
• Come mid-March, spring flowers like desert marigolds, brittle brush, and perry penstemon fill the park’s several gardens with color, and native milkweed attracts monarch butterflies.
  — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• Snapshot: Native to the western states, penstemons represent a large family of drought-tolerant plants that adapt well to domestic landscapes.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, 23 June 2017
• There are hummer plants that everyone is familiar with, most notably salvias, penstemons, buddlejas, foxgloves and fuchsias.
  — Earl Nickel, SFChronicle.com, 18 Oct. 2019
• Repeat combinations in different beds, such as clusters of alliums, coneflowers and penstemon next to moor grass.
  — Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2022
• Roadside pops of color, courtesy of lupine, penstemon, clover, thistle and blooming shrubs, brighten meadows while tiny waterholes harbor mini wetland environs rife with water buttercups, frogs and elk.
  — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2022
• The garden is home to currants, ferns, monkeyflower, bee plant, manzanitas, California lilac, penstemon, sages, buckeye trees and annual wildflowers.
  — Marta Yamamoto, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2017
• Other blooms include golden-beard penstemon, Indian paintbrush, yarrow and goldeneye.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2022
• For example, penstemon is a drought-tolerant, flowering perennial native to North America that's a popular garden plant.
  — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2020

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024