Passionate Penstemon Collection

Common name: Beardtongue

A remarkable, vibrant perennial with long-lasting blooms - perfect for your garden.

-5 to -10°C
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators

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Year after year, Hayloft's Penstemon collections are our most popular and sought-after offerings. These sumptuous and regal plants are dependable as well as beautiful - they keep flowering when many summer bloomers have faded for the season; in the right conditions these Penstemons will still be flowering in early December.This collection of Passionate Penstemon brings passion to your planting and brings you extended joy with a carefully coordinated palette and spires of tubular blooms.Collection comprises: 'Snow Storm' height 75cm spread 60cm, 'Maurice Gibb' height 1m spread 60cm, 'Pensham Plum Jerkum' height 75cm spread 60cm, 'Dorothy Wilson' height 90cm, spread 45-60cm; 'Blackbird' height 90cm spread 60cm, 'Alice Hindley' height 1m spread 60cm, 'Pensham Just Jayne' height 90cm spread 60cm, heterophyllus 'Heavenly Blue' height 60cm spread 60cm, 'Rich Ruby' height 90cm spread 60cm, 'Mother of Pearl' height 1m spread 60cm, harwtegii 'Firebird' height 60-90cm spread 45-60cm, and 'Sour Grapes' height 75cm spread 60cm.All are semi-evergreen, hardy perennials, and prefer to be grown in moist, well-drained soil in any aspect which benefits from sun for at least some of the day.
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Key Information
Included In this Collection
Latin Name Penstemon Dorothy Wilson 84 YP
Common Name Beardtongue
Hardiness H4 (-5 to -10°C)
Colour Purple
Format Young Plants
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Height in Maturity (m) 0.90
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.60
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Aspect East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Drought Tolerant Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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