Description: | A native hardy medium tall Penstemon. |
Pronunciation: | (pen-STE-mon) |
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plant
type:
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Perennials Hardy |
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Hardiness
zone:
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Sunlight:
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best in full, part sun/part shade |
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Moisture:
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average, tolerates moderate draught |
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Soil
& Site:
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average, must be well drained especially for the winter |
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Media:
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Temperature:
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Flowers:
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deep purple blue tubular flower, two lobed upper lips project forward over the 3 lobbed lower lips’, inflorescence is secund (flowers directed toward one side) |
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Foliage:
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lance-shaped leaves, mid green |
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Dimensions:
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2 feet tall, spreading up to two feet |
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Maintenance:
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dead head |
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Propagation:
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division, root cuttings, seeds may or may not need cold stratification |
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Origin & History:
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Native to higher elevations in Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico ,United States. Strictus means narrow |
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Notes
& Reference:
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Reference: #119-Growing Penstemons (Dale Lindgren, Ellen Wilde)
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