The Plants
Penstemon 'Purple Bedder'
beard tongue
£9.00
Eye catching claret-purple flowers on glossy green foliage for summer and early autumn.
Type
- Perennials
Foliage: Deciduous
Hardiness: Hardy
Vigour: Medium growing
Uses
- Beds and borders
- Cottage style garden
Care instructions
Grow in well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Even though it is hardy it will sometimes suffer during severe frost. Apply a dry mulch around the base of the plant to protect the roots from frost damage and cut back in spring when new shoots appear low down on the stem. Deadhead to prolong flowering. Lift and divide congested clumps in spring.
Dimensions
Size: Small
Pot size: 2 litre
Eventual height: 70cm
Eventual spread: 40cm
Positions
- Light shade
- Sun
Aspects
- South
- East
- West
Soil types
- Sandy
- Normal
Soil pH ranges
- Acid
- Neutral
- Alkaline