Penstemon x 'Cherry Sparks' - BEARDTONGUE 'CHERRY SPARKS'

Red-flowering upright Penstemon with long flowering season, for drained soils in the sun.

Drought, heat, humidity tolerant. Deer and rabbit resistant.

Can be grown as annual, since it is shorter-lived plant.

Blooming Time: late spring to late summer
Size: 18-20" tall x 10-12" wide
USDA Zones: 5a to 9b
Culture: full sun, drained soils (sandy, rocky, gritty, that tend to dry out)
Moisture Needs: dry to average (medium-dry)
Origin: Selected Darwins Perennials, patented under PP28869
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes; bees and butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: Sunny drier beds, pollinator gardens, rock gardens. Plant with perennials and grasses with similar needs - sun-loving and drought tolerant ones, like

short Amsonia, short Baptisia, Alliums ('Summer Beauty' ,'Millenium', 'Lavender Bubbles, 'Windy City' etc.)Amorpha canescens, Asclepias tuberosa, Asclepias verticillata, Aster laevis, Aster ericoides, Coreopsis, Cunila origanoides, Echinacea tennesseensis, Echinacea pallida or angustifolia, Echinacea paradoxa (and narrow-leaf hybrids), Euphorbia, Lavandula, other Penstemon, Rudbeckia missouriensis, Satureja, short cultivars of Solidago, Sisyrinchium, Thymus, and grasses like Andropogon, Boutelloua gracilis, Eragrostis elliotii, Koeleria macrantha or cristata, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Panicum, Pennisetum, Sporobolus heterolepis, and Schizachyrium scoparium.

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