| Description | Rocky Candy Penstemon is a compact plant with spikes of bright colored flowers. Come in pink, red and violet or purple. This section contains images from the site authors garden. |
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| Pronunciation | (PEN-stem-on) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | (5)6-9 |
| Sunlight | full, at least 1/2 day |
| Moisture | average, drought tolerant once established, additional water increases the flower production |
| Soil & Site | well drained |
| Flowers | pink, purple and red, trumpet shaped, white throat |
| Leaves | glossy, narrow, green |
| Dimensions | 12-15 by 10-12 inches (HS) |
| Maintenance | may need to be staked, cut back after flowering to get a fuller plant |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | developed by Bruce Meters |
| Author's Notes | I planted 3 in my garden in the late summer of 2015. All over wintered in 2016 and 17 but did not make it the next year. |
| Notes & Reference | High Country Gardens web site (www.highcountrygardens.com) |
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