Associations to the word «Penstemon»

Wiktionary

PENSTEMON, noun. (botany) Any of the genus Penstemon, the beardtongues.
PENSTEMON, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae   — the beardtongues, native to east Asia and North America.

Dictionary definition

PENSTEMON, noun. Large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras