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Hardiness: USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Bloom Color: Pale Pink Pink Violet/Lavender White/Near White
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: May be a noxious weed or invasive This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater This plant is resistant to deer
Propagation Methods: From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; sow indoors before last frost From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
On May 18, 2010, Clary from Lewisburg, PA (Zone 6b) wrote:
Tried many times to grow this in my mid-Atlantic perennial garden. As with many penstemon, my climate is too humid with too much rainfall and too little sunlight for this plant.
I always started them from seed and had lush little seedlings but they soon became thin, pale, and soft - they died away before flowering.
On Oct 23, 2004, hanna1 from Castro Valley, CA (Zone 9a) wrote:
Here in zone 9 it's doing quite well, has not been invasive at all for me, my neighbor has one that she keeps trimming every season, looks great, and is kept at around 3ft.
On Aug 31, 2003, pleb from Plymouth, United Kingdom (Zone 9a) wrote:
Around Plymouth, England, this little daisy-like plant has made itself at home. Masses of plants are frequently to be found growing on walls looking quite attractive.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Berkeley, California Carmichael, California Castro Valley, California Clovis, California Davis, California (2 reports) Eureka, California Gilroy, California Manteca, California Martinez, California Merced, California North Fork, California Santa Rosa, California Simi Valley, California Yorba Linda, California Pensacola, Florida Punta Gorda, Florida Shalimar, Florida Brunswick, Georgia Monmouth, Oregon Medina, Texas San Antonio, Texas Port Angeles, Washington Tacoma, Washington
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