| Description | A compact Penstemon with spikes of red flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (pen-STE-mon) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full, part sun |
| Moisture | average, somewhat drought tolerant once established |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | stiff stalks of watermelon red flowers, new flower stalks appeared below the old ones once they were done blooming, second bloom not as large as first |
| Leaves | basil branching, thick glossy leaves |
| Dimensions | 16 inches tall, space 18 inches |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Holland |
| Misc Facts | (syn P. schmidel) |
| Author's Notes | I have had this in the garden one growing season(2013). Time will tell how it over winters and flowers next year. Very nice plant for the first growing season. Survived the extremely cold winter of 2014. The planting of 3 plants clumped together and the out come was a spectacular display of red flowers. One problem I am having is parts of the plant seem to die out. But seems to be enough of the plant left to survive the winter. As of 2016, the plants are still growing strong. |
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