Penstemmon
By Anchorman
- 24 Aug, 2010
- 11 likes
Penstemmon's are one of my favourite plants. In the south of the UK they are frost hardy and they flower from June to December assuming no sharp frosts. There are a wide range of colours but this is my favourite. These can be grown very easily from 6 inch cuttings in open ground from July -October. I'm told the variety is Hopelys Variegated,
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If you bank up an inch or so of soil around the base of penstemmon they'll root into this very quickly and you can pull them off with root attached and you have 100% certainty of success. This method works very well with many perennial plants . eg coreopsis and rudbeckia.
24 Aug, 2010
I love Penstemmons, they flower into December in my garden too. This one is a beautiful colour :-))
24 Aug, 2010
Thank you Achorman for this information I shall try it.
24 Aug, 2010
Good tip, thanks.
I too have weakness for Penstemons, and this one is rather nice!
|My favourite has to be Huskers Red, which seems to be as tough as old boots!
24 Aug, 2010
Gorgeous pic!
24 Aug, 2010
Beautiful, delicate colour, I'll google it. Also thanks for the tip on rooting them I'll give it a try. I've bought some Pensham penstemon this year, they seem rather big and brash compared to my old ones:-)
25 Aug, 2010
really pretty one...love penstemons too
25 Aug, 2010
Fantastic close-up !
29 Oct, 2010
:)
29 Oct, 2010
Just looking through Penstemon pics and info...I have sent for 'blackbird' and 'alice hindley'....thanks for the info anchorman....:>)
9 Feb, 2011
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What gorgeous colour, not seen this one before gone to favourites and goy pedia under Penstemons, thanks for the knowlegde of easy cuttings. Mine survived the sever winter last year which I did nt think they would.
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