Flowering stems of firecracker penstemon pop with color and add a burst of red flowers to landscapes in summer. Firecracker penstemon (Penstemon eatonii) is just one of about 270 species of penstemon, ...

IT’S TIME FOR another round of Seattle Grows, a botanical party game (that I made up) where I ask local garden professionals what plant we should all be growing. This time I turned to Marcia Bruno, ...

Brigham Young University professor Mikel Stevens will never forget the day w he stumbled across something that was unlike anything he’d ever seen throughout his passion for plants. Stevens had started ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our community in a variety of ways, including 4-H, farm advisers, and ...

“If you like plants that attract hummingbirds and butterflies, you’ll love Penstemon Riding Hood Delft Blue. Spiky stems are resplendent with lavender-blue tubular flowers from late spring through ...

“Harrington’s penstemon,” I call to my friends. I stop the truck. It’s late May, and I have been driving slowly in a sage-oak plant community south of Eagle. Our quest: to find wildflowers. Upon ...