Penstemon Apple Blossom
has a strong showing of Pink blossoms with white centers through the
Spring and into the Summer. These perennial plants are at
their best for two to three years. In order to continue to thrive
new parts of the plant must layer into the garden soil. Penstemon
Apple Blossom is great for quickly
filling in a young garden or a newly opened space. I trim off the
dead flowers and cut Penstemon Apple Blossom back heavily in the late winter.
The Penstemon gloxinoides group
will take temperatures down to 10 degrees. I have sometimes had
trouble with mites and have cut off the affected portions to fairly good success.
High
resolution images of Penstemon
Apple Blossom are
available.
