Today’s flower, a mountain penstemon,  Penstemon heterophyllus × laetus ‘Margarita BOP’ (according to the source, Altman Plants in Vista CA, BOP signifies that it was discovered at the Bottom of the Porch). Beautiful, and drought tolerant too. A somewhat different P. heterophyllus: (#1) A linguistic bonus: the family to which the genus Penstemon belongs. There are … Continue reading Penstemon