Digging Dog Nursery perennials

Penstemon
‘Alice Hindley’
at Digging Dog

Penstemon

Beard Tongue

Among the most exuberantly blooming plants this side of the Mississippi, Penstemon is part of the enchantment of the West. A member of the Snapdragon family, even cultivated varieties retain a natural air, with dainty, long trumpet flowers and five (pent) prominent stamens.

Sturdy and easily grown, species vary from 1 to 5 ft. tall, and range in color from white to pink to purple to deep wine redone for every sunny spot. Trim after the first bloom to encourage a repeat flowering, and cut to the crown in winter for bushy growth next season.

Penstemon ‘Alice Hindley’ full sun

This vigorous, upright Penstemon will enhance your garden with slender, white-throated lavender flowers and unusually glossy foliage. A little taller than many of the Penstemons we offer, it’s best suited for the middle of the border. We like it with Achillea ‘Mondpagode’.

Blooms July–November.

Size: 3' high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 6.

Penstemon Alice Hindley (P-0113)
Each $6.25
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~Zuzu in California


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