Family: Plantaginaceae
Scientific Name: Penstemon barbatus Pink Elfin
Common Name: Elfin Pink Penstemon
Description | A Penstemon cultivar with pink flowers |
Pronunciation | (pen-STE-mon)(bar-BAY-tus) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average to dry once established |
Soil & Site | well drained, winter wettness is sure death in poorly drained soils |
Flowers | two-lipped tubulor pink flowers, flowers spaced on erect spikes, first 3 weeks in June (Boerner Botanical Gardens Data Base, zone #5) |
Dimensions | 12 inches |
Propagation | seeds, stem cuttings |
Notes & Reference | #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #119-Growing Penstemons (Dale Lindgren, Ellen Wilde), #237-Penstemons (Peter Nord) |
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