General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 24 - 36 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Strawberry pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Cut back old flowering stems to encourage new flowers. In the deep south, try in part shade.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP 22569; EU34919

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Trade name information:
Series: Taffy™
Cultivar name: 'Strawberry Taffy'
Common names
  • Penstemon
  • Pride of the Mountain

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Date: 2009-12-10
Photo courtesy Terra Nova Nurseries,Inc. wwwterranovanurseries.co
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2013-05-20
The more it opens, the more I like it. :-)
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-30
Love this gorgeous colored Penstemon!
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-26
Can't wait to see it in bloom!
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2013-05-17
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-27
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-27
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-30
Love this gorgeous colored Penstemon!
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-30
Love this gorgeous colored Penstemon!
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-12
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-26
Looks like its getting ready to flower this weekend!
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-27
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-06-27
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Comments:
  • Posted by lovemyhouse (Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) - Zone 8a) on May 17, 2013 8:59 PM concerning plant:
    First year. Clay soil, little amendments. Planted on the east side of this bed, so it gets morning sun, then is shaded overhead by a large tree and from the west side by bolstering daylily plants in the afternoon. Will have to see whether it survives North Central Texas' summertime.

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