Pronunciation: PEN-ste-mon sen-tran-thi-FO-lee-us
Common name: Scarlet bugler
Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort)
Habitat: Dry, open or wooded places, chaparral and
oak woodland, disturbed places
Blooming period: April to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Penstemon
2) centranthifolius