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PENSTEMON
A large genus of North American plants, with Snapdragon-like flowers which love sunny places and well-drained soils, they dislike winter wet. Flowers are produced over a long period beginning in June and going on till the first frosts. Some are for rock gardens and the many cultivars are ideal for borders, with the later hardiness is varied and old growth should only be cut-back in spring. 

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GARDEN CULTIVARS

'ALICE HINDLEY'
Large pale mauve flowers and white throat, tall and slender.

'APPLEBLOSSOM'
Mass of very pale pink flowers, over dense narrow foliage.

'BLUE GEM'
Forms a low flat bush, flowers of a purplish blue.

'CONNNIE’S PINK'
Bright rose-pink flowers, white throat with some penciling in the throat, tall.

'COUNTESS OF DALKEITH'
A distinct combination of purple and white, the flowers are quite widely flared.

'DAZZLER'
Good tall red cultivar.

'EVELYN'
Slender pale purplish-pink flowers, smaller in stature than some.

'GARNET'
One of the best, very hardy and always gives a super display of deep carmine-red.

'HEAVENLY BLUE'
A super blue form, typically the flowers are small and sky blue.

'HEWELL’S PINK BEDDER'
Free flowering pink cultivar.

'HIDCOTE PINK'
Delicate rose-pink, the throat is streaked red inside, tall light green foliage. Strong constitution.

'KING GEORGE'
Bold display of large, scarlet flowers with a clear white throat, old hybrid.

'MAURICE GIBBS'
Flowers of bright magenta, grows well and is free-flowering, older cultivar.

'MIDNIGHT'
One of darkest, deep reddish purple flowers produced in profusion, very striking.

'MOTHER OF PEARL'
Strong clump forming plant, flowers a combination of cream suffused with mauve.
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'PAPAL PURPLE'
Distinct small hybrid, useful for the front. bright mauve flowers which have a bulbous appearance.

'PENNINGTON GEM'
One of the best pink cultivars, tall and stong growing.

'PORT WINE'
Large, deep claret flowers with pretty throat markings.

'PURPLE BEDDER'
A strong growing purple cultivar.

'RASPBERRY ICE’
A new pink hybrid found to be strong growing and hardy.

'RED EMPEROR”
Robust, many pinkish red blooms, long flowering and very strong constitution.

'RUBICUNDUS'
A cultivar which has the broadest, vivid scarlet flowers with a white throat.

'STAPLEFORD GEM'
A distinctive two toned mauve-purple cultivar with dark, dense foliage.

'THREAVE PINK'
Similar to P.'Evelyn', but deeper red purple flowers and small stature.

'WHITE BEDDER'
Synonymous with P.'Snowflake' and P.'Snowstorm', flowers white with occasional hint of a pink flush.

'WINDSOR RED'
A bushy plant with narrow leaves, strong growing and many tubular red flowers for long periods.

PENSTEMON SPECIE

DIGITALIS
Forms a clump of dense foliage and produces tall stems bearing a cluster of small white flowers.

DIGITALIS 'HUSKER RED' 
Fleshy, beetroot-red foliage and a mass of glistening white flowers on red stems.

GLABER
Compact plant which produces its mauve-blue flowers very early in the season. summer, has a spreading habit.

KUNTHII
Small and quite compact plant, with fine foliage. It has masses of abundantly produced bright red flowers.