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Penstemon Sour Grapes

Common name: Beardtongue

Soft, jewelled colours enhance your garden all season

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

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1 Litre Pots
1 for £16.00
just £16.00 each
3 for £24.00
just £8.00 each
5 for £32.00
just £6.40 each
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9cm Pots
1 for £14.00
just £14.00 each
3 for £20.00
just £6.67 each
5 for £28.00
just £5.60 each
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If you only have space for one more plant in your garden, we believe Penstemon ‘Sour Grapes’ may be ‘just the ticket’ for you. An award-winning ‘must have’ for any garden, which will bring sensational colour from May to October, and often longer. Tall stems hold an abundance of trumpet-shaped blooms in dreamy shades of purple, mauve and blue which blend together with ease to create one of nature’s artistic masterpieces. Penstemon ‘Sour Grapes’ is one of the insomniacs of the plant world. Summer arrives and your penstemon starts flowering, summer ends and they are still blooming, autumn comes around and they still show no signs of tiring until the arrival of the first frosts. No need to battle against slugs and snails either, as penstemon are not eaten by any garden pests and are loved by bees and other pollinators. Furthermore, plants do not mind drought or heavy rain and happily settle in containers or borders and make excellent cut flowers too. Penstemon ‘Sour Grapes prefers fertile, well-drained soil of any kind and a position in full sun or partial shade. Hardy (H4), semi-evergreen perennials which reach a height of 75cm with a spread of 60cm.
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Key Information
Latin Name Penstemon 'Sour Grapes'
Common Name Beardtongue
Hardiness H4 (-5 to -10°C)
Colour Blue
Type Perennial
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Semi-Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m) 0.75 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.60
AGM Yes
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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