Leathery serrated leaves and voluptuous purple flowers on upright spikes are the ideal descriptors of a perfect Penstemon. Planting this Penstemon in well-drained soil in a sunny location will upgrade your garden and invite pollinators from everywhere. The silvery-white, laced throats also add intricacies for all eyes to enjoy! Great bloom height to twenty-two inches on an upright but compact habit, fifteen inches high wide by twenty-four” inches high. Purple, flowers are speckled on the interior as bee guides. These flowers are on dark scapes that keep coming from early summer until October. Hardy in USDA Zones six to nine. Takes any exposure, but prefers full sun, good drainage and likes to dry out between waterings.
Oh, Barbie™! Have we got a plant for you! The complimentary display of glossy pink flowers and cool white throats will have pollinators begging for more! Penstemon HARLEQUIN™ 'Pink's extended bloom time and added drought tolerance makes this cultivar easy to grow and even easier to love!
Great bloom height to eighteen inches on an upright but compact habit, fourteen inches high, and a spread of eighteen inches wide. This plant blooms from June to October with much more food and nectar and a much longer growing season for pollinators. White flowers are on dark greenscapes that keep coming from early summer until September. Hardy in USDA Zones six to nine. Takes a sunny exposure, good drainage and likes to dry out between waterings. Edging, borders, containers, or a rock garden are perfect places to grow this plant.
This must have plant features an improved upright habit with zone six to nine hardiness in well-drained soil. The HARLEQUIN™ series overall is perfect for rock gardens, border gardens, en masse and mixed containers. Small leaves with a compact, uniform habit make them a fantastic addition to any sunny garden. The large deep magenta blossoms are attractive to bees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators! (More bee butts!) Great bloom height to eighteen inches on an upright but compact habit, fourteen inches high, and a spread of eighteen inches wide. This plant blooms from June to October offering much more food and nectar and a much longer growing season for pollinators. You have to give this one full sun for the best results.
Dan Heims is president of Terra Nova Nurseries and an award-winning author who lectures throughout the world. He was recently honored by The American Horticultural Society with the Luther Burbank Breeding Award, as well as the Perennial Plant Association’s Award of Merit. He was also honored in receiving the Royal Horticultural Society’s Reginald Cory Cup for advancements in breeding. You may contact Dan at [email protected] Questions on culture and care or availability for a speaking engagement can be found at this email.
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By Laura Root
Photos courtesy of Jackson & Perkins
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