Penstemon ‘Schoenholzeri’
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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 ‘Schoenholzeri’ 

(Penstemon ‘Ruby’)

Lush, deep green foliage and rich burgundy stems create a perfect foil for some of the most sumptuous Penstemon flowers we’ve seen. The calyxes and buds are a wine color similar to the stem, and upon opening, each lively red bloom reveals a white throat with pale pink stripes. Intense scarlet and magenta hues, which appear to glow, highlight the flared tips.

Blooms July–October.

Size: 3' high x 2-1/2' wide; hardy to zone 6.

Penstemon ‘Schoenholzeri’ (P-0770)
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Other selections in this genus

• Penstemon ‘Alice Hindley’
• Penstemon ‘Bev Jensen’
• Penstemon ‘Blackbird’
• Penstemon ‘Blue Midnight’
• Penstemon Chiapas sp.
• Penstemon ‘Elizabeth Cozzens’’
• Penstemon ‘Enor’
• Penstemon ‘Geoff Hamilton’
• Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Züriblau’
• Penstemon ‘Hidcote Pink’
• Penstemon ‘King George V’
• Penstemon x mexicali ‘Pike’s Peak Purple’
• Penstemon x mexicali ‘Red Rocks’
• Penstemon x mexicali ‘Sunburst Ruby’
• Penstemon ‘Purple Tiger’
• Penstemon ‘Raven’
• Penstemon ‘Stapleford Gem’
• Penstemon ‘Thorn’
• Penstemon ‘Violet Kissed’
• Penstemon virgatus ‘Blue Buckle’