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    PENSTEMON
    PENSTEMON 'Garnet'
    PENSTEMON 'Garnet'
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    PENSTEMON 'Garnet'

    Commonly known as Beard tongue

    AWARD
    Deep crimson-wine
     
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    • Good to know
      In cultivation for about 90 years. Named 'Garnet' by plantsman Graham Stuart Thomas. Proper name is 'Andenken an Friedrich Hahn'. Wildlife plant - bees. Deadhead to prolong flowering. Leave foliage through winter for protection.
    • Pests & Diseases
      chrysanthemum eelworm, powdery mildew.
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. 1918. Germany.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
      Narrow, linear-lance-shaped leaves to 7cm (2¾in) long
    • Red
      Deep crimson wine
    • Bell/Lantern
    • Racemes
      Erect racemes
    • Tubular
      2.5-3cm (1-1¼in) long
    • Border
      Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      80cm (32in)
    • Spread
      60cm (24in)
    • Herbaceous
      vigorous, clump-forming perennial
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile well drained soil
      give winter mulch
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Bee friendly
    • Mature Size
      80cm (32in)
      		 Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        60cm (24in)
      		  
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