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 Spectabilis Showy) - Perfect for the naturalized xeriscape landscape or the wild flower garden, this Showy Penstemon plant grows 24 - 40 inches in height. It is a perennial flowering plant grown from flower seeds that features large, violet trumpet-shaped flowers growing on spikes. Showy Penstemon commands attention! It is native in dry creek beds, hill sides and coastal bluffs of southern California as it is quite drought resistant. It blooms in late spring through summer. This species will self-seed.

The flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies into the garden. The drought tolerant plants will tolerate and even thrive in poor soils, but they require relatively good drainage. It is recommended to directly sow this flower seed outdoors into prepared beds in late fall. In the late fall, loosen the soil and scatter the seed thinly on top allowing spacing so that you can move the plants after they have developed if you need to. Put a very thin layer of coarse sand or potting soil over the flower seeds. They will lie dormant throughout the cold weather of winter, but the moisture and coldness is actually helping the Penstemon seeds, and once spring temperatures come, they will begin to sprout. They will become sturdy plants by mid-spring, and if you need to, the seedlings are easy to transplant to permanent locations at that time in your xeriscape garden. Showy Penstemon care includes little  watering once established, avoiding overly fertile soil, and deadheading spent flowers to promote longer blooming.

Approximately 50,000 seeds per ounce.