Penstemon
Common Name: bearded penstemon
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Plantaginaceae
Zone: 4 to 9
Height: 1.50 to 3.00 feet
Spread: 1.00 to 2.00 feet
Bloom Time: May to June
Bloom Description: Reddish-orange
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: Showy
Attracts: Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Tolerate: Deer, Drought, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil
Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Avoid wet, poorly-drained soils. Remove spent flowering racemes to prolong bloom. Plants may be cut back to basal foliage after flowering to improve appearance of the planting.
‘Jingle Bells’ may be grown from seed and may self-seed in the garden in optimum growing conditions.
For more information visit: Missouri Botanical Garden
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Plantaginaceae
Zone: 4 to 9
Height: 1.50 to 3.00 feet
Spread: 1.00 to 2.00 feet
Bloom Time: May to June
Bloom Description: Reddish-orange
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Maintenance: Medium
Flower: Showy
Attracts: Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Tolerate: Deer, Drought, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil
Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Avoid wet, poorly-drained soils. Remove spent flowering racemes to prolong bloom. Plants may be cut back to basal foliage after flowering to improve appearance of the planting.
‘Jingle Bells’ may be grown from seed and may self-seed in the garden in optimum growing conditions.
For more information visit: Missouri Botanical Garden
