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    PENSTEMON
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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.

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    Plant Details
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    • Good to know
      Generally unfussy and long-flowering. Wildlife plant - nectar and pollen for insects.
    • Place of origin
      Northern and central America.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
    • Evergreen
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
    Penstemon - Growing Guide
    Planting Combinations

    Varieties
    PENSTEMON 'Blackbird'
    Dark purple
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £12.50
    PENSTEMON 'Electric Blue'
    Silver-green leaves with bright blue flowers, tinged with purple.
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £12.50
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    Available Early Spring 2025
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    PENSTEMON 'Firebird'
    Bright red with dark stripes and throat
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £12.50
    PENSTEMON 'Garnet'
    Deep crimson-wine
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £12.50
    PENSTEMON 'Heavenly Blue'
    Foothill penstemon
    (syn. P. heterophyllus 'Heavenly Blue') - low-growing with plentiful lilac-blue flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £12.50
    PENSTEMON 'Hewell's Pink Bedder'
    Bright pink with cream throat
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £12.50
    PENSTEMON 'Hidcote Pink'
    Bright pink with cream throat
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £12.50
    PENSTEMON 'Mother of Pearl'
    Off-white and purple with dark throat markings
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £12.50
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    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    PENSTEMON 'Sour Grapes'
    Greyish-blue flowers suffused with rich purple and tinged green
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £12.50
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    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    PENSTEMON 'White Bedder'
    (syn. Snow Storm) - clear white with pink tinge
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £12.50
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    Available Early Spring 2025
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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