Sale

Penstemon, Rocky Mountain

Always Open-Pollinated and Unpatented
  • $5.00

Description

Penstemon strictus

Stunning late spring blooming native grows spikes of showy blue-purple flowers.
Such a beautiful native forb! Its tidy, evergreen foliage gives way to huge, 2-4’ tall spikes of violet-blue tubular flowers in late spring. Bumble bees especially love them. They prefer rocky soils and low water, so water them sparingly once established! Plant with Firecracker penstemons for a show-stopping late spring display!

Seeds were were grown by City Gardens in Garden City, Idaho. 

200 seeds.

Directions: Direct sow in late fall, pressing lightly into the surface of the soil. Do not cover the seeds as they require light to germinate. To start indoors, remove seeds from the packet and wrap in a moist (but not sopping wet) coffee filter or paper towel, place in a plastic sandwich bag, then place in a clean glass jar. Store the jar with seeds in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 months. If you want to broadcast the seed (rather than sowing individually), mix the seeds with moist sand in a plastic bag. Put the bag in a clean jar and the place in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 months. Then plant the cold-stratified seed. Transplant container-grown plants outside after danger of frost when plants are large enough to handle easily. 

Planting Depth

Seed Spacing

Days to Germination

Days to Maturity

On surface

24"

90-120

Perennial

Sale

Penstemon, Rocky Mountain

Always Open-Pollinated and Unpatented
  • $5.00

Description

Penstemon strictus

Stunning late spring blooming native grows spikes of showy blue-purple flowers.
Such a beautiful native forb! Its tidy, evergreen foliage gives way to huge, 2-4’ tall spikes of violet-blue tubular flowers in late spring. Bumble bees especially love them. They prefer rocky soils and low water, so water them sparingly once established! Plant with Firecracker penstemons for a show-stopping late spring display!

Seeds were were grown by City Gardens in Garden City, Idaho. 

200 seeds.

Directions: Direct sow in late fall, pressing lightly into the surface of the soil. Do not cover the seeds as they require light to germinate. To start indoors, remove seeds from the packet and wrap in a moist (but not sopping wet) coffee filter or paper towel, place in a plastic sandwich bag, then place in a clean glass jar. Store the jar with seeds in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 months. If you want to broadcast the seed (rather than sowing individually), mix the seeds with moist sand in a plastic bag. Put the bag in a clean jar and the place in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 months. Then plant the cold-stratified seed. Transplant container-grown plants outside after danger of frost when plants are large enough to handle easily. 

Planting Depth

Seed Spacing

Days to Germination

Days to Maturity

On surface

24"

90-120

Perennial