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PENSTEMON
Commonly known as Beard tongue
All Flower - JUL-AUG
Genus of approximately 250 species of deciduous, semi-evergreen or evergreen perennials and subshrubs from a variety of habitats from open plains to subalpine and alpine areas in North and Central America.
Further Reading....
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Deciduous
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Evergreen
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Semi-evergreenKeeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
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HerbaceousEarly in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
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Additional Features
Good to knowGenerally unfussy and long-flowering. Wildlife plant - nectar and pollen for insects.
Place of originNorthern and central America.Resistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
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- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-seeding aquilegia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Overpotting Problems - Video Tip ondemand_video
Penstemon - Growing Guide
Buy Varieties of PENSTEMON
PENSTEMON 'Blackbird'
Beard tongue
dark purple
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £11.00 each
PENSTEMON 'Firebird'
Beard tongue
bright red with dark stripes and throat
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £11.00 each
£12.50 each
PENSTEMON 'Garnet'
Beard tongue
deep crimson-wine
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £11.00 each
£12.50 each
PENSTEMON 'Heavenly Blue'
Beard tongue, Foothill penstemon
(syn. P. heterophyllus 'Heavenly Blue') - low-growing with plentiful lilac-blue flowers
PENSTEMON 'Hewell's Pink Bedder'
Beard tongue
bright pink with cream throat
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £11.00 each
PENSTEMON 'Hidcote Pink'
Beard tongue
bright pink with cream throat
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £11.00 each
£12.50 each
PENSTEMON 'Mother of Pearl'
Beard tongue
off-white and purple with dark throat markings
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £11.00 each
£12.50 each
PENSTEMON 'Sour Grapes'
Beard tongue
greyish-blue flowers suffused with rich purple and tinged green
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £11.00 each
PENSTEMON 'White Bedder'
Beard tongue
(syn. Snow Storm) - clear white with pink tinge
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £11.00 each
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
3 options from £3.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
