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Penstemon 'Blackbird'

Common name: Beardtongue

Bring a touch of drama to your garden with Penstemon 'Blackbird', a remarkable deep purple flower.

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

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9cm Pots
1 for £14.00
just £14.00 each
3 for £19.00
just £6.33 each
5 for £27.00
just £5.40 each
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Young Plants
3 for £15.00
just £5.00 each
5 for £18.00
just £3.60 each
10 for £24.00
just £2.40 each
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Bell shaped flowers wrap around the small spires of this popular cottage garden plant. 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 DecemberThis collection of Pretty Penstemon brings beauty to your planting and brings you extended joy with a carefully co-ordinated palette and spires of tubular blooms. Collection comprises: 'Blackbird' (H: 1m S: 60cm), 'Charles Rudd' (H: 90cm S: 60cm), 'Mother of Pearl' (H: 90cm S: 60cm), 'Plum Jerkum' (H: 60cm S: 60cm), 'Raven' (H: 75cm S: 60cm), 'Sour Grapes' (H: 1m S: 60cm).Prefer moist, well-drained soil in any aspect which benefits from sun for at least some of the day. A semi-evergreen, hardy perennial.
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Key Information
Latin Name Penstemon Blackbird 84 YP
Common Name Beardtongue
Hardiness H4 (-5 to -10°C)
Colour Red
Format Young Plants
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Semi-Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m) 0.90 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.60
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
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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