The tall spikes of flowers make penstemon attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. Imagine penstemon in combination with rudbeckia, daylily, coreopsis or phlomis.
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Penstemon baccharifolius
Item #: 12264
Zones: 7b to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Mexico, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Penstemon 'Blackbeard' PP 30,052
Item #: 12732
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Sold outPenstemon cobaea
Item #: 5734
Zones: 4a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Penstemon 'Dark Towers' PP 20,013
Item #: 8907
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outPenstemon grandiflorus
Item #: 11647
Zones: 4a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Penstemon havardii
Item #: 18347
Zones: 5b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Penstemon 'Midnight Masquerade' PP 29,603
Item #: 13493
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 32" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outPenstemon ovatus
Item #: 11361
Zones: 4a to 8a
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Canada, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Penstemon smallii
Item #: 1414
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Penstemon tenuis
Item #: 15423
Zones: 7a to 9b, possibly much colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Penstemon triflorus 'Uvalde'
Item #: 7633
Zones: 6a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per
More Information About Penstemon
We have set a goal to find and select penstemon cultivars that will tolerate summer heat and humidity. With all of the wonderful penstemon species grown in the dry, western US, we have been continually disappointed but have never given up hope. Luckily, we have found a few penstemons, including some great Southeast US natives, that have been successful. Keep your eyes peeled for more penstemon selections in the future.
Penstemon provide a spectacular spring show with many of the newer penstemon hybrids reblooming throughout the growing season. The tall spikes of flowers make penstemon attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. Imagine penstemon in combination with rudbeckia, daylily, coreopsis or phlomis. Nice! Look carefully in the center of each penstemon flower and you will see the reason it's called beard-tongue. When you're ready to buy penstemon for your perennial garden, check out our online list of penstemon for sale.