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:
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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