Vibrant Blooms in Multiple Shades

Vibrant blooms in shades of pink, purple, and rose create a stunning visual impact in any garden. These striking flowers provide dynamic contrasts, adding richness and beauty. Their vivid hues enrich borders, containers, and xeriscaped areas, creating an eye-catching display.

Low Maintenance and Easy to Grow

Our Penstemon perennial seeds are easy to grow and require minimal upkeep once established. With their tolerance for poor soils and drought, they grow well with little attention. Simply plant and enjoy vibrant blooms without the need for frequent watering or upkeep.

Attracts Pollinators

Hummingbirds and butterflies are drawn to their vibrant flowers, bringing life to your pollinator garden. Their role in pollination encourages healthy plant growth and strong, resilient plants. A garden filled with pollinators adds visual interest and contributes to a balanced environment.

Suitable for Borders and Containers

Their compact size makes them suitable for lining pathways or filling empty spaces in pots. Easy to upkeep, our Penstemons add visual interest to both small and large garden areas. Whether placed in containers or along borders, they create a striking look in any garden design.

Penstemon (Penstemon Heterophyllus Electric Blue) - Penstemon Electric Blue is a selected form of the Foothills Beardtongue, a small growing evergreen shrub from California, that blooms in late spring with a memorable display of intensely blue flowers. Grows 18 inches tall and 24 inches wide in full sun. Easy to grow from flower seeds, this Penstemon has exhilarating color and is incredibly showy for the 4 - 6 weeks it remains in bloom. Flowers begin in May and slack off with really hot weather; however, it remains a drought tolerant plant.

Grows best in full sun and fast draining soil with light summer water. Can handle hot temperatures with little water. Cut back hard in early Spring and mulch annually with compost. Seems to thrive and live longer in average soil as long as it is well drained which is why a slope is a plus.  Makes a great cut flower and if you water it after cutting back it may even bloom again.

These flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies into the garden. Beardtongue will tolerate and even thrive in poor soils, but it requires relatively good drainage. Beardtongue grows best in full sun. Penstemon care includes little water once established and avoid overly fertile soil making them the perfect choice for xeriscaping.

Sow Penstemon seeds indoors in starter trays or small pots in late winter. Press the flower seeds into the soil but seed should be visible on the surface of the soil. After danger of frost has passed, harden off the seedlings and transplant them into the flower garden. To encourage bushier growth, pinch back the plant at time of transplanting.