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I use the GRIN online query system to determine plant families. The list below shows the plants in my database listed as members of the plantaginaceae family. Click on the botanical name of any plant to go to the plant portrait. For a list of all the plant families represented in our garden, see my families page.

Botanical name	Common name	Category	Flowers	Size
Angelonia angustifolia	summer snapdragon	tender perennial (Z9-11)	blue	12-18"
Chelone glabra 'Black Ace'	white turtlehead	perennial (Z5-8)	white (late summer)	4-5'
Cymbalaria muralis	Kenilworth ivy	perennial	purple/white	2"
Digitalis fontanesii		perennial	cream with reddish markings (late spring-summer)
Digitalis laevigata 'Gracea'	foxglove	biennial	orange-yellow/purple-brown (early summer)	3-4'
Digitalis viridiflora	green foxglove	perennial (Z6-9)	yellow-green (summer)	24-36"
Erinus alpinus	alpine balsam	perennial (Z4-10)	violet (spring into summer)	2-4"
Globularia cordifolia	heart-leaf globe daisy	perennial	blue	6"
Globularia meridionalis	globe daisy	perennial (Z5-7)	blue (summer)	6" (to 12" in bloom)
Globularia nudicaulis		perennial	blue
Globularia repens		perennial	blue (summer)	to 2"
Penstemon alamosensis	Alamo canyon beardtongue	perennial	red	24"
Penstemon angustifolius	narrow-leaf beardtongue	perennial	blue (late spring-summer)	12"
Penstemon canescens	gray beard-tongue	perennial	lavender (May)	18"
Penstemon cardwellii	Cardwell's penstemon	perennial/subshrub (Z6)	pink	24"
Penstemon caryi		perennial	blue-violet	9"
Penstemon cobaea	showy beard-tongue	perennial	pink (summer)	3' tall, 18" wide
Penstemon cyananthus	wasatch penstemon	perennial?	sky blue	2-3'
Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'	foxglove beardtongue	perennial	white (June)	2'
Penstemon eatonii	Eaton's penstemon; firecracker penstemon	perennial (Z4-8)	scarlet (late spring-early summer)	18-24"
Penstemon glaber var. alpinus	sawsepal penstemon		blue
Penstemon grandiflorus	large-flowered penstemon	perennial (Z3-9)	lavender (summer)	3-4'
Penstemon heterophyllus	chaparral penstemon	perennial (Z6-10)	blue (May-June)	to 2 ft
Penstemon hirsutus 'Pygmaeus'	dwarf hairy penstemon	perennial (Z3-9)	lavender with white tips	4"
Penstemon labrosus	scarlet penstemon, scarlet bugler	perennial (Z4-10)	red	8-24"
Penstemon laricifolius		perennial
Penstemon ovatus	broad-leaved penstemon	perennial (Z3-8)	blue	12-40"
Penstemon pachyphyllus	thickleaf penstemon	perennial	blue
Penstemon palmeri	Palmer penstemon; balloon flower	perennial (Z4-9)	pale pink (late spring-early summer)	3'
Penstemon pinifolius	pine-leaf penstemon	perennial	red (late spring-summer)	12"
Penstemon procerus		perennial (Z3)	blue or white	2"
Penstemon secundiflorus	sidebells penstemon	perennial	pink	14"
Penstemon serrulatus	Cascade penstemon	perennial	purple (summer)	18-24"
Penstemon smallii	Small's penstemon	perennial (Z5-9)	lilac (May-June)	18-24"
Penstemon strictus	Rocky Mountain penstemon	perennial (Z4-9)	purple (summer)	24"
Penstemon triflorus	scarlet penstemon; Heller's beardtongue	perennial	dark pink	20"
Penstemon tubaeflorus	beard tongue	perennial (Z4-8)	white (spring)	12-36"
Penstemon venustus	shrubby penstemon	perennial	pink (June)
Penstemon virens	blue mist beardtongue	perennial (Z4-8)	blue	8"
Penstemon virgatus	stiff beardtongue; wandbloom penstemon	perennial (Z6)	violet-blue (late summer)	15"
Penstemon whippleanus	Whipple's penstemon	perennial	dark purple (summer)	2'
Penstemon x mexicali 'Red Rocks'	beardtongue	perennial (Z5-9)	pink (summer)	3-4'
Plantago asiatica 'Variegata'	variegated plantain	perennial	green (summer)	4"
Plantago lanceolata	narrow-leaf plantain	perennial	green/white (late spring)	to 20"
Plantago major	broadleaf plantain	perennial	green spikes	12"
Rhodochiton atrosanguineum	purple bell vine	tender perennial	purple (summer-fall)	vine to 10 ft
Veronica bellidioides			blue
Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue'	speedwell	perennial (Z6-9)	blue (mid-spring)	6-9"
Wulfenia carinthiaca	cow's footprint	perennial	violet-blue (summer)	10"

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Last modified: November 14, 2006
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