HyperDic: rock_penstemon

English > 1 sense of the expression rock penstemon:
NOUNplantrock penstemon, cliff penstemon, Penstemon rupicolaone of the West's most beautiful wildflowers
English > rock penstemon: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningOne of the West's most beautiful wildflowers; large brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington to California.
Synonymscliff penstemon, Penstemon rupicola
Member ofPenstemon, genus Penstemonlarge genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers
Broaderwildflower, wild flowerwild or uncultivated flowering plant

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