The Potting Journal
Gardening is a never-ending labor of love. Let us help you keep track.
A place to find the details you need about your plants, record what is in your garden, and open useful calendars for the next wave of bloom, color, and care.
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Record
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Plan
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Catalog
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Plant spotlight
A plant worth noticing today.
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Featured plant
Western Desert Penstemon
Penstemon incertus
A tough and showy California native shrub, the Western Desert Penstemon is a true desert beauty. It features upright, branching stems covered in narrow, gray-green leaves that form a rounded, open mound. In late spring, it bursts into color with spikes of wide-mouthed, tubular flowers in stunning shades of blue-purple or violet. This 'tough-as-nails' plant is a favorite for water-wise gardens and desert landscapes, effortlessly handling intense heat, cold, and dry conditions while acting as a vital pit stop for hummingbirds and bees.