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Penstemon Alice Hindley

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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1 Litre Pots
1 for £16.00
just £16.00 each
3 for £24.00
just £8.00 each
5 for £34.00
just £6.80 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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Slender and white throated, Penstemon Alice Hindley adds elegance and sophistication to your garden.Bell-shaped blooms in faint lilac shades are tinged and mottled pink. Held on wiry stems Alice Hindley flowers her heart out for over six months of the year, from June to November, often longer.Penstemon are often thought of as the perfect perennial. 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 oblivious to both drought and rain, resistant to slugs and snails, and loved by our friendly pollinators who will come visiting for a feast.Native to North America and East Asia, Penstemon are one of the most valuable plants for late summer and autumn colour. Thriving in most soil conditions they are very easy to propagate and raise new plants.Growing to a height of 80cm and spreading to between 45-60cm, Penstemon Alice Hindley is a fully hardy perennial in most of the UK, flourishing outside with no winter protection required except in the coldest areas or harshest winters.
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Key Information
Latin Name Penstemon Alice Hindley YP 84
Common Name Beardtongue
Hardiness H4 (-5 to -10°C)
Colour Purple
Type Perennial
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Format Young Plants
Height in Maturity (m) 1.00
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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