General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 18 - 36 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Other: Plum purple with white mottled throat
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Division

Trade name information:
Series: Pensham™
Trade Name: Plum Jerkum
Cultivar name: 'Pensham Plum Jerkum'
Common names
  • Beardtongue
  • Penstemon

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