Penstemon newberryi

Description

With deep red tubular flowers above short burgundy foliage.

This is a great penstemon for the alpine garden with its robust compact habit it produces abundance of flowers in summer. Ideal for the alpine rock garden, containers and raised beds

Flowering: Summer

Hardiness: Hardy

Height: 15cm

Spread: 40cm

Common Name: Beardtongue / Beard Tongue / Mountain Pride

Life Cycle: Perennial

Family: Plantaginaceae

Foliage: ovate

Basic Colour: ( pink )

Flower Colour: pink

Natural Flowering: May – July

Winter Hardiness: Hardy

Height with Flowers: 30cm

Soil Requirements:  well-drained / average / moist / dry

Soil ph: acid / alkaline / neutral

Location: container / rock garden / border / cottage garden / Mediterranean

Usage:  ornamental / bee food plant

Pruning: cut back after flowering

Tolerates: drought tolerant / deer resistance / rabbit resistance

Origin: USA