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Penstemon Seeds - Scarlet Queen

SEASON
Perennial

USDA ZONES
8 - 10

HEIGHT
30 inches

BLOOM SEASON
Late spring through fall

BLOOM COLOR
Scarlet

ENVIRONMENT
Full sun to partial shade

SOIL TYPE
Well-drained soils, pH 5.8 - 6.8

DEER RESISTANT
Yes
SEEDS PER POUND
592,000

SEASON
Perennial

USDA ZONES
3 - 6

HEIGHT
24 - 36 inches

BLOOM SEASON
Summer

BLOOM COLOR
Purple-blue

ENVIRONMENT
Full sun

SOIL TYPE
Well-drained, sandy, pH 6.8 - 7.2

DEER RESISTANT
Yes

SEASON
Perennial

USDA ZONES
8 - 10

HEIGHT
28 - 32 inches

BLOOM SEASON
Late spring through fall

BLOOM COLOR
Scarlet

FOLIAGE COLOR
Bronze-green

ENVIRONMENT
Full sun to partial shade

SOIL TYPE
Well-drained soils, pH 5.8 - 6.8

DEER RESISTANT
Yes

SEASON
Perennial

USDA ZONES
3 - 8

HEIGHT
24 - 36 inches

BLOOM SEASON
Early summer

BLOOM COLOR
Pink - lavender

ENVIRONMENT
Full sun

SOIL TYPE
Well-drained, sandy, pH 6.8 - 7.2

DEER RESISTANT
Yes

FOLIAGE COLOR
Bluish-green

SEASON
Perennial

USDA ZONES
6 - 10

HEIGHT
24 - 40 inches

BLOOM SEASON
Spring through summer

BLOOM COLOR
Violet

ENVIRONMENT
Full sun

SOIL TYPE
Well-drained, sandy, pH 6.8 - 7.2

DEER RESISTANT
Yes

SEASON
Annual

USDA ZONES
7 - 9

HEIGHT
24 - 30 inches

BLOOM SEASON
Spring through Summer

BLOOM COLOR
Pink

ENVIRONMENT
Full sun to partial shade

SOIL TYPE
Well-drained soils, pH 5.8 - 6.8

DEER RESISTANT
Yes

SEASON
Annual

USDA ZONES
7 - 9

HEIGHT
24 - 30 inches

BLOOM SEASON
Spring through Summer

BLOOM COLOR
Violet

ENVIRONMENT
Full sun to partial shade

SOIL TYPE
Well-drained soils, pH 5.8 - 6.8

DEER RESISTANT
Yes

SEASON
Perennial

USDA ZONES
5 - 9

HEIGHT
18 inches

BLOOM SEASON
Late Spring through early Summer

BLOOM COLOR
Blue

ENVIRONMENT
Full sun

SOIL TYPE
Well-drained soils, pH 5.8 - 6.8

DEER RESISTANT
Yes
About...
Penstemon (Penstemon Hartwegii Scarlet Queen) - If you enjoy attracting beneficial insects to your landscape, start Penstemon seeds and enjoy this long-blooming drought tolerant Scarlet Queen. Hummingbirds also will enjoy the brilliant scarlet tubular flowers with white throats.MORE PENSTEMON OPTIONS
Planting Directions

TEMPERATURE
60 - 70F
AVERAGE GERM TIME
14 - 30 days
LIGHT REQUIRED
Yes

DEPTH
Cover lightly, seed should be visible

SOWING RATE
2 - 3 seeds per plant

MOISTURE
Keep seeds moist until germination

PLANT SPACING
16 - 20 inches
Penstemon (Penstemon Hartwegii Scarlet Queen) - If you enjoy attracting beneficial insects to your xeriscape landscape, start Penstemon seeds and enjoy this long-blooming Scarlet Queen. Hummingbirds also will enjoy the brilliant scarlet tubular flowers with white throats. From June to September, this Scarlet Beardtongue, will reward you with non-stop blooming. Penstemon flower care includes deadheading the spent blooms to help promote the continued blooming. Also, during periods of no rainfall, deeply soak the roots of the plant every 2 - 3 weeks for best flowering; however, plants will survive long periods with no water as they are quite resitant to drought.
Scarlet Queen will tolerate and even thrive in poor soils where it is quite resistant to drought, but it is susceptible to disease when the soil does not drain well. For cool climates, position Scarlet Beard Tongue plants in full sun, but in the hotter climates some partial shade is good. In areas of frost free, mild winters, Beard Tongue will grow as a perennial and as an annual in other zones.
Growing Penstemon from flower seeds: These seeds do not need a cold treatment to improve germination as some species require. The Penstemon seed can be started indoors in starter trays or small pots in late winter. The flower seeds can be pressed into the soil but not covered. Keep the flower seeds moist. Before transplanting once frost have passed, harden off the seedlings for 10 days or more. At the time of transplanting, pinching back the plant will promote a bushier grow habit.