| Description | An easy to grow Penstemon with spikes of lavender blue flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (pen-STE-mon) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
| Sunlight | full, part sun/part shade |
| Moisture | average, tolerates draught, some additional moisture at flowering time will extend bloom period |
| Soil & Site | average, must be well drained especially for the winter |
| Flowers | lavender blue, purple flower spikes, blooms 1st week in June to first week in July (Boerner Botanical Gardens bloom data base), attracts butterflies and hummingbirds |
| Leaves | dark green |
| Dimensions | 16 inches |
| Maintenance | dead head spent flowers to basal foliage |
| Propagation | seeds may need 8 weeks of cold stratification to improve germination |
| Native Site | North American native |
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