Description
Penstemons (beardtongues) are long-flowering perennials with spires of tubular flowers in many colours, generally easy and reliable in UK gardens. Our varieties are mostly hardy.
Key Features:
Propagation method: Vegetative soft-wood cuttings.
Substrate: Jiffy peat-free propagation Mix.
Plug Size: 3.5cm.
Production system: Grown without artificial light or heating for hardened plants.
Habit and size: Upright, bushy plants, many border types around 60–100 cm tall, with narrow leaves and multiple flower spikes.
Flowers: Tubular, “thimble-like” blooms in spires, in colours from white, pink and red to purple and blue, often with paler throats or bi-colours.
Flowering period: Early summer right through into autumn if deadheaded.
Growing conditions:
– Position: Full sun is best, though light partial shade is usually tolerated; good air circulation helps them stay healthy.
– Soil: Moist but well-drained soil; they dislike heavy, waterlogged ground over winter, so improve drainage or grow on a slight slope or in raised beds.
– Feeding and care: Mulch annually with well-rotted organic matter and give a balanced feed in the growing season to keep flowering going.
– Hardiness: Reliable in much of the UK but can suffer in very cold or wet winters; many gardeners keep a few cuttings as insurance.
Maintenance:
– Pruning: In spring, cut back last year’s growth to strong new shoots, but leave a bit of top growth over winter for protection.
– Propagation: Very easy from softwood cuttings in late spring or early summer, which also helps you replace any winter losses.
Plant Profile from Royal Horticultural Society:
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