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Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

Penstemon murrayanus Hook.

Erect, hardy perennial with ovate to oblong leaves and deep scarlet flowers.  To 90cm.  [RHSD, Hortus].

Horticultural & Botanical History

‘A native of St. Felipe, in Texas: discovered by Mr. Drummond, in 1834, and by him sent to our gardens [Glasgow, in 1835], where it proves to be a very great acquisition, being remarkable for its stately growth, its singularly glaucous and large foliage, and for the number and size and rich colouring of the flowers.’  Named for the curator of the Glasgow Botanic Garden.  [BM t.3472/1836].

History at Camden Park

Seeds ordered from Hurst and McMullen, Seedsmen and Florists of London, on 8th April 1846.  [MP A2933-1 p.132].  This is the only record.

Notes

Published Sep 24, 2009 - 03:18 PM | Last updated Feb 18, 2010 - 05:19 PM

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Illustrated are ovate leaves and scarlet, narrowly-tubular flowers. Curtis's Botanical Magazine t.3472, 1836.

Penstemon murrayanus Hook. | BM t.3472/1836 | BHL

Family Scrophulariaceae
Category
Region of origin

Texas
Synonyms
Common Name

Beardtongue
Name in the Camden Park Record

Penstemon Murrayanum 
Confidence level high