Penstemon x mexicale sunburst amethyst

Description

New to our catalogue for 2022

Purple flowers with white throat on sturdy growth.

This is a classic variety best suited for the garden border in a semi-shaded to sunny position. It is a prolific flowerer that will bring colour from late spring through summer and sometimes in to autumn.

Flowering: Summer

Hardiness: Hardy

Height: 40cm

Spread: 40cm

Common Name: Beardtongue / Beard Tongue / Penstemon x Mexicali

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: Cultivar