Penstemon barbatus ‘Riding Hood Purple’
Penstemon 'Riding Hood Purple' has bright purple, tubular flowers all summer. Hummingbirds not included but if you plant it they will come!
‘Riding Hood Purple’ has dramatic spikes of warm purple and dark purple, tubular flowers that bloom for most of the summer. A good cut flower and a hummingbird favourite. Beautiful foliage. If you’ve had trouble overwintering Penstemon in the past, try cultivars of this species P. barbatus. It tends to be a strong, long-lived plant overwintering in pots outdoors out our exposed nursery when others might fail under the stress.
Common Name: Beard Tongue
Family: Scrophulariaceae (The Figwort Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-8
Light: Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
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Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Upland, Mountain. Roadsides and in other open, sunny, disturbed areas.
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