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Productive Penstemon Collection

Productive Penstemon Collection

Common name: Beardtongue

Mainstay of the summer and autumn garden

-5 to -10°C

Good Cut Flowers

Good for Pollinators

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	6 for £16.00	just £2.67 each
	12 for £22.00	just £1.83 each
	18 for £28.00	just £1.56 each

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Crammed with beautiful, nectar-rich, bell-shaped flowers held on tall, swaying stems from May to October. The ‘Productive Penstemon Collection’ will cause a stir in your garden for many years to come. A long-standing cottage garden favourite which now frequently appears in modern show gardens and gives enduring colour and groundcover for months on end. Your ’Productive Penstemon Collection’ comprises; ‘Evelyn’ AGM – pastel rose-pink flowers with a pale striped throat, height 75cm, H4; ‘Garnet’ AGM – bright jewel-red blooms, white striped throat, height 90cm, H5; ‘Purple Passion’ – large, rich-purple blooms, height 90cm; ‘Rubicunda’ AGM – large, rounded, ruby-red blooms, with clear white throats, height 60-90cm, H4; ‘Schoenholzeri (Firebird)’ AGM – slender bright red blooms, height 90cm, H4; and digitalis ‘Husker Red’ – dark red stems and foliage hold pink tinged white flowers, height 75cm, H5. Plant in well-drained soil of any type in full sun or partial shade. You will not need to battle against slugs and snails either, as Penstemon are not eaten by any garden pests and yet loved by bees. These gorgeous plants do not mind drought or heavy rain and are perfect for containers and borders.

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Included In this Collection	Penstemon Purple Passion YP	Penstemon Rubicunda YP
Latin Name	Penstemon 'Purple Passion'
Common Name	Beardtongue
Hardiness	H4 (-5 to -10°C)
Colour	Purple
Format	Young Plants
Position	Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage	Semi-Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m)	0.90
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
Latin Name	Penstemon 'Rubicunda'
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
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