Penstemon ‘Grape Taffy’

 

Whorls of glossy emerald green foliage are topped with 10 inch spikes of beautiful tubular flowers with purple-magenta lips and contrasting white throats. New flower spikes continue to grow from the base and from lateral shoots. With a little deadheading ‘Grape Taffy’ can provide more than two months of bloom time. Popular with hummingbirds.

Common Name:  Penstemon

Family:  Scrophulariaceae (The Figwort Family)

Zone Hardiness:  7-9

Light:  Full Sun Part Sun

Height:  12-24"

Width:  8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Magenta

Secondary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Summer

Soil Moisture:  Average

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Fragrance:  No

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Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

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