Monrovia Canyon Park - Showy Penstemon

(Penstemon spectabilis)

Showy Penstemon seen near the Ridgside Drive entrance of the Lower Clamshell Truck Trail. These members of the Figwort family blossom during the months of April through June and have very distinctive boat-shaped opposite leaves along their stems.

Closeup of Showy Penstemon leaves on stems below the plant's blossoms.