PENSTEMON 'Pennington Gem'
Medium
Sun
Pink
Reasonable soil
Summer
Pollinator friendly
100% Peat Free
Description
Penstemon 'Pennington Gem'
Height x Spread: 90cm x 60cm
Upright stems bear trumpet-shaped, fancy dark pink flowers, with white throats, throughout the summer. The flowers stand above semi-evergreen lance-shaped luscious green foliage. This Penstemon is a clump-forming perennial.
'Pennington Gem' would give any flower border a real lift with its striking pink flowers. It will also encourage bees and other pollinators into your garden. Cut hard after the last frosts in spring. Softwood cuttings can be taken during summer.
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Available for Mail Order from May - August
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