Name: Penstemon 'Flock of Flamingos'
Brand: Select Seeds, Co.
Availability: OutOfStock

Details

Shipped As

Pot: 3.5" h x 2.63" w (9.5 fl oz)

Lifecycle

Perennial

Perennial Hardiness Zone

Mature Size

3' h x 2' w

Sun

Full sun

Soil

Regular to rich, well-drained

Season

Summer to fall

Color

Shrimp pink flowers age to soft pink, giving a two-toned effect

Features

Great for containers

Great Cut Flower

Deer Resistant

Heat or Drought Tolerant

Attracts Butterflies

Attracts Bees

Attracts Hummingbirds

WHEN TO SET OUTSIDE

After last frost.

PLACEMENT & CULTIVATION

Attractive to bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies, but not deer, beardtongue provides a welcome vertical focal point in sunny gardens. It prefers well-drained soils–plant in raised beds in heavy soils. Deadhead or cut for bouquets to keep the show going until frost. It is easy to grow and a profuse bloomer throughout the season. Cut back in early spring before new growth fills in.

Final Spacing:

1.5'

Water Requirements:

Medium Water Use

Watering Details:

Water regularly during the first season to establish. After that, water infrequently but deeply during prolonged dry periods.

Soil pH:

Prefers neutral

Fertilizer:

Mix about 1" of compost into soil prior to planting.

Diseases & Pests:

Prevent fungal troubles and root disease by spacing properly and planting in very well-drained soils.

When to Cut for Bouquets:

Cut when about 1/2 of florets on a stem are open.

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