£9.00

A beautiful penstemon with rich and sultry, large eye-catching claret purple flowers, with rich maroon throats. Flowers from July to first frost. Attracts plenty of beneficial insects into the garden.

Type

• Perennials

Foliage: Deciduous

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Medium growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Cottage style garden

Special features

• Attractive to wildlife
• Low maintenance

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: 60cm

Positions

• Light shade
• Sun

Aspects

• South
• East
• West

Soil types

• Normal
• Clay

Soil pH ranges

• Acid
• Neutral
• Alkaline