Botanical Name: Common Names:
Penstemon hybrida Shell Pink Beard Tongue,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening Upright
Description:
Showy perennial with an upright habit and pink/white 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. 60cm tall x 60cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, 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 NorthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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