APPLE BLOSSOM PENSTEMON
APPLE BLOSSOM PENSTEMON
Zones - 7-10
Description -
Beard Tongue, Border Penstemon Selections
From spreading clumps 1 to 2 feet wide rise many stems 14 to 20 inches high. Lance-shaped, dark green leaves cover the clumps and stems. In early summer the stems are topped by spikes of showy blooms reaching to 30 inches. Evergreen. Full sun. Cutting grown.
‘Apple Blossom’ Penstemon
Spikes hold showy pink bells with white throats.
Key Benefits
Showy tubular flowers in loose spikes at the tips of the stems are perfect for massing in borders. Perennial in mild climates; treat as an annual elsewhere. Cut back after flowering for later blooms.
Time of Flowering
Late spring and into summer.
Average Landscape Size
Bushy growth to 2 to 3 ft. tall and 1 to 2 ft. wide.
Water Needs
Once established needs only occasional water.
Sun Exposure
Full sun
Cold Hardiness
0 to 10 F