Salvia penstemonoides
Item # 84764
each $8.29
3 to 6 $7.99
7 or more $7.79

Salvia penstemonoides

Beardtongue Red Sage

Quick Facts :: Growing Tips

Full and Afternoon Sun Morning Sun and Afternoon Shade Xeric Attracts Butterflies Resists Deer Resists Rabbits  Legend

Description:

24-30” x 12-15” wide (seed propagated). Salvia penstemonoides was thought to be extinct in its native habitat until its recent re-discovery in a few isolated locations in south-central Texas. After obtaining stock from a 1996 plant sale at Austin’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, we are finally able to offer our customers this rare and exquisite wildflower. From a handsome mound of glossy, evergreen foliage, the plant grows stately flowering spikes that bloom much of the summer with spectacular dark rose-red Penstemon-like flowers. Plant it in moisture-retentive garden soil in a wind-protected site. Yellow flowered Aquilegia chrysantha makes an ideal companion plant. Grown in premium 5” deep pots.

Zones 6-10.

Special Notes:

After obtaining stock from a 1996 plant sale at Austin’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, we are finally able to offer our customers this rare and exquisite wildflower.

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May we also suggest the following:
Penstemon ambiguus
Item # 75711 		Penstemon ambiguus - Phlox or Sand Beardtongue
each $6.99
3 or more $6.79
QUICK FACTS
USDA Growing Zones 6 - 10
Make the Most of Color! Pink
Regions Hot Desert, Southeast, USA
Rain Less than 10in., 10in - 20in, 20in - 30in, 30in - 40in (with care)
Bloom Time Late Spring
Sun Full and Afternoon Sun, Morning Sun and Afternoon Shade
Soil Average Garden Soil
Moisture Xeric
Height Medium - 12in. to 36in.
Attractive to Friendly Visitors Attracts Butterflies
Resistant to Hungry Critters Resists Deer, Resists Rabbits
GROWING TIPS

Plant it in moisture-retentive garden soil in a wind-protected site.