| Description | An upright plant with racemes of tubular pink flowers. Hardy as a perennial to zone 7, otherwise grown as an annual. |
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| Pronunciation | (pen-STE-mon) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
| Hardiness Zone | 7-11 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, dry |
| Soil & Site | average, must be well drained |
| Flowers | rose pink, two lipped tubular, borne in a loose raceme on rigid scapes (stems) |
| Leaves | green, clasping, willow-like, narrow, lance-shaped to linear, |
| Dimensions | 10-14 inches by equal or greater spread, upright |
| Maintenance | deadheading helps to extend flowering |
| Propagation | PP16,773, seeds |
| Misc Facts | Penstemon in Greek means five stamens (four are fertile and one is sterile on genus plants). |
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