cascade penstemon

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A plant that lives many years and has blue to purple flowers at the ends of tall leafy stems

noun

: penstemon en cascada

The cascade penstemon thrives in the moist meadows of the Pacific Northwest.

Examples

Gardeners value the cascade penstemon for its vibrant blue-purple flowers and hardy nature.
She photographed a cluster of cascade penstemon blooming along the trail in July.
The cascade penstemon blooms beautifully in the spring.
Many gardeners love the cascade penstemon for its vibrant color.
Gardeners value the cascade penstemon for its vibrant blue-purple flowers and hardy nature.
The cascade penstemon thrives in the moist meadows of the Pacific Northwest.
She photographed a cluster of cascade penstemon blooming along the trail in July.

Synonyms

Penstemon serrulatus

vscascade penstemon

Specialized

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A flowering plant from the Pacific Northwest with deep blue or purple flowers at stem tips in moist areas

is described as a perennial with a specific range from British Columbia to Oregon

Surface Forms

cascade penstemon singular

cascade penstemons plural

Morphology

cascade + Penstemon

This is a straightforward noun–noun compound where 'cascade' modifies 'penstemon' to indicate a type or variety of penstemon associated with cascades or the Cascade region. A learner who knows 'cascade' (small waterfall/region) and 'penstemon' (a genus of plant) can readily infer it refers to a particular plant, and such place/feature-based naming is cross-linguistically common.

Etymology

The plant name cascade penstemon comes from where it grows and the kind of flower it is. The word cascade points to the wet 'Cascades' mountains of the Pacific Northwest, and penstemon is the plant group often called 'beardtongue', so the name tells you it is a penstemon from the 'Cascades'.