Penstemon 'Rich Ruby'
(Beard Tongue 'Rich Ruby')
Family - Plantaginaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H3
Height - 90cm
Width - 45cm
Location - The Wedding Ring Border
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a clump-forming habit and upright stems. Smooth mid-green leaves are lanceolate to narrowly ovate in shape. Tubular, bell-shaped flowers are a rich deep shade of burgundy purple. Each Bloom is streaked with dark red and white at the throat. The flowers are held in panicles on upright, purple stems and are produced from mid-summer into mid-autumn. Attractive to pollinating insects.
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Flower:
Tubular bell-shaped flowers are a rich shade of burgundy purple. Each bloom is streaked with deep red and white at the throat. The flowers are held in panicles on dark purple, upright stems and are produced from July into October.
Flower colour: Purple-red
Flower shape: Tubular bell-shaped flowers held in panicles
Flowering time: July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Smooth mid-green leaves are narrowly ovate to lanceolate in shape with pointed tips. The leaves clasp the stems and are held in opposite pairs.
Foliage Senescence: Semi-evergreen
Foliage Shape: Ovate to lanceolate
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil.