Penstemon grandiflorus - Beardtongue

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    Penstemon grandiflorus - Beardtongue

    SKU: C16740

    $4.95

     

    One of the showiest of all Penstemons, Beardtongue produces large, pink to lavender, horizontally arranged, tubular flowers that are 2 inches long. Blooming in early summer, the striking blossoms attract bees, hummingbirds and birds but are ignored by deer. This low maintenance wildflower is particularly spectacular when grown in drifts, adding lovely vertical lines to the landscape. Best grown in full sun in dry to medium well-drained soils.

    Colour:
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    Light:
    Height:
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    Water:     		  Lavender
      Early Summer
      Sun to Pt Shade
      2' - 4'
      Sand to Loam
      Dry to Medium
    Approx. 50 seeds per pack - 710 seeds per gram

    Attracts Butterflies, Honeybees, Hummingbirds & Pollinators!
    Makes Great Cut Flowers!
    Deer Resistant!

    All Wildflower Farm seeds are hardy through growing zone 3, organic and non-GMO.
    SEED GERMINATION INFO


    Indoors: Start at least 5 weeks before night temperatures are reliably in the 10 C (50 F) range. Mix seed with a slightly moistened, sterile, soil-less growing mix. Put this in a labelled, sealed plastic bag and store in a refrigerator for one day. The next day place this in the freezer for one day. Repeat this for one week, alternating between the fridge and the freezer. After stratifying, plant seed 0.32 cm (1/8 inch) deep in pots. Keep moist but not soggy and very warm (21 C - 70 F). When seedlings are 5 cm (2 inches) tall or more, transplant into the garden spaced 30 cm (1 foot) apart.

    Outdoors: Plant seed 0.32 cm (1/8 inch) deep in a prepared seed bed in late fall.

    Outdoors Alternative: In late fall through to mid-winter fill plastic pots with a slightly moistened, sterile, soil-less growing mix. plant seed 0.32 cm (1/8 inch) deep in pots) in pots and label the pots. Place them outdoors in an area where they will experience the snow and cold of winter. The seed will germinate in the pots in spring as the weather warms up. Be sure to water the pots regularly in spring and once the plants are 5 cm (2 inches) tall, transplant them into your garden.