Botanical Name: Common Names:
Penstemon hartwegii Firebird Hartwegs Beard Tongue,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Hardy perennial with an upright shrubby habit and red trumpet-like flowers from late Spring through to Autumn. Great to use for a low growing hedge, en masse or in a container. Grows approx. 90cm tall x 60cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Rockery, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prefers a full sun to part-shade position in a well-drained soil. Deadheading will encourage further flowering. Mulch well. Prune by half during Winter.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Plantaginaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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