Penstemon | Beardtongue

Penstemon | Beardtongue
Penstemon plants (Beardtongue) come in a variety of shapes, colors and bloom times to deliver texture and dimension to your garden across the seasons. Penstemon love hot, sunny, dry growing conditions. A favorite of hummingbirds, Beardtongue are low-care, big-color wildflowers that grow quickly when planted in the spring. Native Americans used Penstemon in a variety of remedies. Please note that many of our selections are best grown in western gardens (denoted by the cowboy hat symbol). Learn more: read our Growing Penstemon article.
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Pikes Peak Purple is a superb hybrid variety that blooms most of the summer with large concord grape-purple flowers. The plants are vigorous and have attractive glossy green foliage....
Learn MorePike's Peak Purple Penstemon Pike's Peak Purple hybrid Beardtongue Penstemon mexicali Pike's Peak Purple$10.99 Sale $9.34Sale Price I Save 15%Per Plant - 5" Deep PotPikes Peak Purple is a superb hybrid variety that blooms most of the summer with large concord grape-purple flowers. The plants are vigorous and have attractive glossy green foliage. A 1999 Plant Select winner. Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant (xeric).Learn MoreOur ‘All Star Penstemon Collection’ is a showcase of colors and forms that delivers more flowers every year. Enjoy warm red, pale pink, magenta, and inky purple flowers blooming ...
Learn MoreAll Star Penstemon Collection All Star Penstemon Collection Penstemon Collection$128.35Per Collection of 15Our ‘All Star Penstemon Collection’ is a showcase of colors and forms that delivers more flowers every year. Enjoy warm red, pale pink, magenta, and inky purple flowers blooming early spring to early summer, followed by a lovely tapestry of evergreen foliage textures to complement later-blooming perennials. Penstemon, or Beardtongue, are easy-to-grow native perennials that will spread steadily, attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, but resisting hungry deer. Plant 10” tall Penstemon pinifolius with vivid scarlet flowers in front, and willowy 48-60” tall Penstemon palmeri with pale pink fragrant flowers in back. A must-have collection for waterwise gardens! Collection of 15 plants.Learn MoreA favorite of hummingbirds, these western native Penstemon plants will brighten your garden with jewel-toned blooms from mid-spring to early summer. 12 plants, four varieties in purp...
Learn MoreWestern Native Penstemon Collection Western Native Penstemon Collection$109.38Per Collection of 4A favorite of hummingbirds, these western native Penstemon plants will brighten your garden with jewel-toned blooms from mid-spring to early summer. 12 plants, four varieties in purple, deep pink, orange and red, with varying heights. Vigorous and hardy, prefer full sun and well-drained soil. Western native plants.Learn MoreHuge lavender-pink flowers held over its dark green evergreen foliage combine to make this Davidson's Beardtongue a fantastic little garden shrub. Normally a finicky species, our sel...
Learn MoreDavidson's Penstemon Davidson's Beardtongue Penstemon davidsonii (West Jordan Valley Form)As low as $8.99Per Plant - 2.5" PotHuge lavender-pink flowers held over its dark green evergreen foliage combine to make this Davidson's Beardtongue a fantastic little garden shrub. Normally a finicky species, our selected form of Penstemon davidsonii (propagated by cuttings from one original plant), has proven itself to be easy-to-grow and long-lived in lean, well-drained soil. 8-10" tall x 12-15" wide.Learn More
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