penstemon plants - A Selection

Penstemon 'Amelia Jayne' is a famous, resilient perennial that deserves to be displayed prominently in the garden or on the patio. It has amazing stamina and tolerance to rain and drought, allowing it to flower for an amazing five months each year. Red bells with satiny white throats float above the semi-evergreen foliage. Pensham penstemons are also resistant to slugs and have semi-evergreen foliage, giving them an all-around stunning performance for many years. Height: 90cm (36). Spread: 45cm

Penstemon 'Dark Towers' makes a sensational summer display. Seductively dark foliage contrasts beautifully with the light pink, tubular blooms, which are loved by pollinating insects.

This intriguing Beard Tongue blooms for a magnificent five months! From June until October, it produces trumpet shaped, baby pink blooms that each feature a white streaked throat, they are delicately perched upon lengthy green stems and sit amongst neat mounds of semi-evergreen foliage. Ideal for adding to cottage, wildlife and cut flower gardens, this Penstemon will add lots of vibrancy, architectural height and texture wherever grown. It is popular with pollinating insects and enjoys full

Penstemon ?Pensham Eleanor Young? has large, tubular flowers in an opulent wine-red with throats delicately streaked with white.

The jewel coloured flowers of this award-winning penstemon will glisten in containers and borders. Penstemon ?Rich Ruby? boasts trumpet-shaped, ruby-red blooms with burgundy throats, that stand out above semi-evergreen foliage. With regular deadheading you will be rewarded with a continuous display of blooms from July to October. A great choice for wildlife gardens where they will be a magnet for bees and other beneficial pollinating insects. Also ideal for the front of borders. Height: 75cm

Penstemon 'Osprey' is a stunning perennial known for its impressive height and elegant flower spikes. Awarded the RHS Garden Merit, this variety features tall spires adorned with large, tubular white flowers, each delicately edged with a rose pink hue. Its striking blooms offer a graceful vertical element to any garden border.This robust Penstemon thrives in a variety of garden conditions, making it a versatile addition to your landscape. Its beautiful flowers not only add colour but also

A gorgeous colour range through shades of crimson, purple, pink, magenta and cream, all with white throats, offering vivid but harmonious hues throughout summer and into autumn.

Penstemon 'Sour Grapes' is one of the most easily recognisable varieties around, with intriguing bell-shaped blooms in pink and blue tones, that aren?t pure or clear in tone. Hardy, semi-evergreen perennial that will return year after year in herbaceous borders and patio pots. Tolerates rain or drought well, Penstemon 'Sour Grapes' will attract bees and pollinators to the nectar rich blooms too. Height: 60cm (24). Spread: 45cm (18).

Penstemon schmidelii 'Red Riding Hood' is a stunning and compact perennial that captivates garden enthusiasts with its vibrant display of bright red tubular flowers. This plant is particularly appreciated for its neat, upright growth habit, making it an excellent choice for sunny borders, pollinator gardens, and container arrangements. Its striking scarlet-red blooms, adorned with a delicate pale throat, add a burst of color and vitality to summer planting schemes, ensuring that any garden

Penstemons in the Pensham Series are distinguished by robust, prodigious plants, endurance during a lengthy flowering season, and resilience to drought and slug damage. Combining this dependable and resilient penstemon with plants with grey leaves is gorgeous. From midsummer to mid-autumn, Penstemon 'Pensham Arctic Fox' produces peaks of tiny, pure white tubular blooms that are incredibly attractive. A superb contrast exists between the shiny green, spear-shaped semi-evergreen foliage and

Deep wine red, foxglove-like flowers

An old and very beautiful cultivar

Penstemon barbartus var. praecox boasts striking upright blooms, resembling spikes of colour from purple to pink. Stems become decorated with tubular blooms and look very natural, mingling among other perennials in borders and beds. Foliage forms loose clumps of semi-evergreen, dark green leaves. Hardy and perennial, Penstemon barbartus var. praecox will come back year after year, bringing its natural look to herbaceous schemes. Height: 50cm (20). Spread: 30cm (12).

Pretty, soft pink bells with defined white centres smother the upright stems of this hardy perennial from June right through to October. Penstemon 'Pensham Laura' is a wonderful plant for cottage garden borders, patio containers or wildlife gardens as the blooms attract bees. Part of the Pensham Penstemon series, this eye-catching semi-evergreen perennial has a strong bushy habit and has been bred to cope with whatever the British weather throws at it! Height: 90cm (36). Spread: 45cm (18).

This exciting Beard Tongue blooms for a magnificent five months! From June until October, it produces trumpet shaped, deep red blooms that each feature a white and purple streaked throat, they are elegantly perched upon lengthy green stems and sit amongst neat mounds of semi-evergreen foliage. Ideal for adding to cottage, wildlife and cut flower gardens, this Penstemon will add lots of vibrancy, architectural height and texture wherever grown. It is popular with pollinating insects and enjoys