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Genus: P

Pachysandra: Alleghany pachysandra; Japanese pachysandra
Panicum: switch-grass
Parthenium: wild quinine
Parthenocissus: Virginia creeper; woodbine
Passiflora: passionflower; Maypop; apricot vine
Paxistima: cliff green; mountain lover
Peltandra: arrow-arum; tuckahoe
Pennisetum: Chinese pennisetum
Penstemon: St. Joseph's wand; pine-leaved penstemon
Petasites: fuki; sweet coltsfoot
Phalaris: ribbon grass
Philadelphus: mock orange
Phlox: phlox; flowering moss; ground pink; wild sweet William
Phragmites: variegated common reed grass
Phyllostachys: bamboo
Physostegia: obedient plant
Pleioblastus: bamboo
Podophyllum: Mayapple; wild lemon
Polemonium: Greek valerian; Jacob's ladder; bluebell
Polygonatum: hairy Solomon's-seal
Polygonum: knotweed
Polypodium: polypody
Polystichum: Christmas fern
Polytrichum: (soft haircap moss); common haircap moss
Poncirus: hardy orange; trifoliate orange
Pontederia: pickerel weed
Potentilla: bush cinquefoil; golden cinquefoil; shrubby cinquefoil
Pratia: blue star creeper
Prunus: wild plum; wild cherry
Pseudosasa: bamboo
Psidium: Cattley guava; purple strawberry guava
Pycnanthemum: mountain mint
Pyrola: shinleaf; wild lily-of-the-valley

Catalog as of April 01, 2008

Penstemon

(Scrophulariaceae - figwort family)

Beard-tongue. About 250 species of perennial herbs or shrubs, all but one native to N Amer, mostly to the western U.S. Many species are cultivated as ornamentals. Many are also important bee plants in the w U.S. They generally prefer a bit of shade, and not too dry soil.

acuminatus

evgrn peren • ht 1½-2' • zones 3-9

St. Joseph's wand

native, dry - moist, part shade - sun
cent and w US; s cent Canada

The spoon-shaped basal leaves are dark green, glossy, evergreen. Clusters of blue flowers appear on upright stems in summer.

cat # 6I7C
$7.95 each

pinifolius

evgrn peren • ht 8" • zones 5-9

pine-leaved penstemon

rock garden, sun - part shade
sw NM, se AZ, adjacent Mexico

An interesting species with evergreen, conifer-like foliage. Bears tubular, scarlet flowers to 1-1/2" long, in summer. Slow spreader, neat and restrained in growth. Suitable for rock gardens.

cat # 6I7M
$7.95 each