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Penstemon Czar

Common name: Beardtongue

You will add a splash of colour to your garden with this vibrant, easy-to-grow perennial.

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

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The 'Enduring Penstemon Collection' will give you spires of gorgeous blooms to enhance your garden all summer long and into the autumn.Easy to grow, happy in either borders or containers, not fussy on soil conditions and happy in sun or part shade. Once established Penstemon are semi-evergreen, oblivious to both drought and rain, resistant to slugs and snails, and loved by our friendly pollinators who will come visiting for a feast.Collection comprises; Pensham 'Czar' - one of the Pensham Penstemon range, unusually large, plum-purple, foxglove-like blooms with clear white throats, height 90cm, spread 45-60cm; 'Maurice Gibbs' AGM - large, red-purple, bell-shaped blooms, height 80cm, spread 45-60cm; and 'King George V' - a profusion of scarlet-red, narrow trumpet-shaped blooms with white streaked throats on dark red wiry stems, height 90cm, spread 45-60cm.One of the most valuable and floriferous perennials you can grow, known commonly as Beardtongue' due to the flower appearing with a downy stamen resembling a tongue.Grow in a sunny or partially shaded position in moist, well-drained soil. Both 'Czar' and 'King George V' can withstand temperatures to around -10 C, but 'Maurice Gibbs' may need some protection as temperatures dip to -5 C.
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Key Information
Latin Name Penstemon Czar 84 YP
Common Name Beardtongue
Hardiness H4 (-5 to -10°C)
Colour Purple
Type Perennial
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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