Sensation Mixed Penstemon Seeds 6575

$2.19$17.60

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Description

Sensation Mixed Penstemon Seeds 6575. Open Pollinated. Perennial.

Approx. 250 seeds/pkt (2,300 seeds/gram)

Colourful, snapdragon-like tubular flowers of mixed red shades are abundantly borne along tall flower spikes. Also known as Hartweg’s Beardtongue. Foliage is neat, often glossy and unusually evergreen and grows to a height of 90 cm. Flowers appear late spring to mid-summer and continue through to late August.  Often treated as a “hardy annual” in winter climates where a direct autumn sowing blooms in the following summer. In areas where winter snow cover is unreliable, a protective mulch is suggested. Hardy to Zone 5-6 with protection, otherwise approach this plant as a tender perennial best grown as an annual.

How to Grow

Half hardy perennial that requires a winter mulch in areas of severe cold and little snow cover. Indoors sow seed in a soil-less mix in mid March. Germinate seeds at 18-20° C for 10-15 days. Grow on under lights then harden off and transplant to a sunny site with rich, well drained soil. Direct garden seeding can also be done in fall. Space plants 30 cm apart in the garden.

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