Beardlip penstemon
Common Name: Beardlip penstemon
Genus: Penstemon
Species: barbatus
Cultivar: 'Iron Maiden'
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Half Hardy
Soil type: Well-drained/light
Height: 120cm
Time to plant seeds: March to April
Flowering period:
August
to
September
This is a glorious, choice border plant, which will grace the garden with its bright, scarlet, tubular-like flowers. The pendulous, rich blooms are borne on tall, slender spikes, and the leaves are blue-green, narrow and lance-shaped. A particularly valuable penstemon, as it starts flowering in August, and looks wonderfully fresh and bright, when all around is starting to fade. It also makes a stunning cut flower. The blooms help to attract beneficial insects to the garden.
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