Penstemon whippleanus chocolate drops
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Description
Deep purple flowers.
These are grown from seed so vary in height and colour. Soft green oval leaves are very lush up to 15cm with flowering height varying from 20cm – 45cm these purple to black flowers appear in mid to late summer. Best grown in the large alpine rock garden, border or container.
Flowering: Summer
Hardiness: Hardy
Height: 20-45cm
Spread: 25-35cm
Common Name: Beardtongue / Beard Tongue / Whipple’s Penstemon
Life Cycle: Perennial
Family: Plantaginaceae
Foliage: lanceolate
Basic Colour: ( Purple )
Flower Colour: purple
Natural Flowering: May – September
Winter Hardiness: Hardy
Height with Flowers: 40cm
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 / attracts butterflies
Pruning: dead head to prolong flowering period / leave late flowers to self seed
Tolerates: drought tolerant / deer resistance / rabbit resistance
Origin: USA / Cultivar
Additional information
| Weight | 100 g |
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| Planting area | Border, Drought / Sandy, Pots & Troughs, Rock & Scree Garden |
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