Penstemon barbatus 'Riding Hood Purple'
Penstemon 'Riding Hood Purple' has bright purple, tubular flowers all summer. Hummingbirds not included but if you plant it they will come!
Description:
'Riding Hood Purple' has dramatic spikes of warm purple and dark purple, tubular flowers that bloom for most of the summer. A good cut flower and a hummingbird favourite. Beautiful foliage. If you've had trouble overwintering Penstemon in the past, try cultivars of this species P. barbatus. It tends to be a strong, long-lived plant overwintering in pots outdoors out our exposed nursery when others might fail under the stress.
Common Name: Beard Tongue
Family: Scrophulariaceae (The Figwort Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-8
Light: Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Upland, Mountain. Roadsides and in other open, sunny, disturbed areas.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
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