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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 36 - 48 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 15 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Scarlet-red, Red-Orange
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Stratify 3 weeks

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Common names
  • Scarlet Bugler Penstemon
  • Beardtongue
  • Pride of the Mountain
  • Penstemon

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Location: NJ
Date: 2013-06-19
grown from seed.. just love the color
Location: Holladay, UT

Courtesy of Diane's Flower Seeds
Plant Events from our members
piksihk On February 7, 2021 Seeds sown
back of chrysemtheum
MrsBinWY On January 5, 2019 Seeds sown
WS eight (8x5) 2.25" pots, seeds from 2017G.
MrsBinWY On November 25, 2017 Seeds sown
Experiment: Eight (8) 2.25" pots in garden hoop, seeds from 2017G
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