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Penstemon NOVA® 'Twilight'

Name: Penstemon NOVA® 'Twilight'
Brand: Select Seeds, Co.
Availability: OutOfStock

Penstemon hyb.

This new penstemon brings a compact form and a strong upright habit to flower beds and containers. It is delicate-looking, with fine foliage and bunches of petite tubular bells in violet, but it is also strong-growing, and easy to care for.

SKU #P8578

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Details

Shipped As

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

Lifecycle

Annual; tender perennial

Perennial Hardiness Zone

Mature Size

1.5-2.5' h x 1.5' w

Sun

Full sun

Soil

Regular to rich, well-drained

Season

Summer to fall

Color

Violet-blue

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 spring frost.

PLACEMENT & CULTIVATION

Attractive to bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies, but not deer, beardtongue provides a welcome vertical focal point in sunny gardens. Prefers very well-drained soils—plant in raised beds or on slopes for superior drainage. Deadhead or cut for bouquets to keep the show going until frost. Very easy to grow and a profuse bloomer throughout the season. Cut back in fall after bloom for vigorous growth in spring where hardy.

Final Spacing:

1.5'

Water Requirements:

Medium Water Use

Watering Details:

1" a week. Water regularly until established, then water when soil has dried. Avoid saturated soil.

Soil pH:

Prefers neutral

Fertilizer:

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

Diseases & Pests:

Prevent root disease by planting in very well-drained soils.

When to Cut for Bouquets:

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