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Title: Penstemon 2019
Post by: David Nicholson on April 29, 2019, 07:52:52 PM

Penstemon 'Six Hills' in great danger of being subsumed by Aethionema 'Warley Rose'

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Title: Re: Penstemon 2019
Post by: Maggi Young on April 29, 2019, 08:50:11 PM

Pretty  combination though, David.

Title: Re: Penstemon 2019
Post by: David Nicholson on April 29, 2019, 09:00:16 PM

 :-*

Title: Re: Penstemon 2019
Post by: kris on April 30, 2019, 12:29:40 AM

very nice blooms :)

Title: Re: Penstemon 2019
Post by: David Nicholson on April 30, 2019, 09:06:34 AM

Thank you Kris.

Title: Re: Penstemon 2019
Post by: David Nicholson on May 06, 2019, 04:52:49 PM

Penstemon davidsonii var. menziesii 'Microphyllus'. Small plant big name!

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From seed sown November 2016 Penstemon fruticosus

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Title: Re: Penstemon 2019
Post by: Philip Walker on July 15, 2019, 04:06:55 PM

 My new favourite plant
Penstemon richardsonii

Title: Re: Penstemon 2019
Post by: David Nicholson on July 15, 2019, 06:53:14 PM

It's a cracker Philip but are you sure it's richardsonii? I've just been looking at Bob Nold's book 'Penstemons' and he says "...a tall plant, almost three feet (90 cms.) in height...."

Title: Re: Penstemon 2019
Post by: Philip Walker on July 16, 2019, 01:43:55 AM

Hi David

Graham Nicholl's book says 8-32 inches.It seems to have the right characteristics,in that it hangs down and is very brittle and easily snapped.
The colour may not be dark enough,though.
Exchange seed,so I'm lucky it's not a form of hirsutus,like some of the others that germinated.