Skip to main content
← Plants for Bees
Wasatch Penstemon
Wasatch Penstemon botanical plate
Field guide plate · click to zoom

Wasatch Penstemon

Penstemon cyananthus
In the United States: Native · also called Wasatch beardtongue

Perennial forb with tubular blue to violet flowers visited by honey bees and native bees for nectar and pollen during late spring to early summer. Occurs in mountain meadows, rocky slopes, and open woodlands; drought tolerant once established.

Nectarlow
Pollenlow
Bloom (US) May–July
TypePerennial
Sunfull

Reported nearby

No reports nearby in the last 14 days.

Sign in to report this plant blooming nearby.

BeeAI — Ask the old beekeeper
Hey there, honey. Ask me anything about your bees.