Description
Add a touch of elegance and fragrance to your dry, sunny garden with our Palmer’s Penstemon seeds. This beautiful North American native wildflower is celebrated for its tall, stately spires of large, fragrant, snapdragon-like flowers in a beautiful shade of pink. It is a fantastic plant for attracting a wide variety of native bees and is a favorite of hummingbirds. A tough, low-maintenance, and extremely drought-tolerant perennial, Palmer’s Penstemon is a perfect choice for xeriscapes, meadows, or any sunny garden border.
What you’ll love
- Tall, stately spires of large, fragrant, pink snapdragon-like flowers.
- A favorite nectar source for a huge variety of native bees and hummingbirds.
- A very hardy and drought-tolerant native plant, perfect for low-water gardens.
- A long blooming season provides color throughout the summer.
Seed details
- Plant Name: Palmer’s Penstemon (Penstemon palmeri)
- Seed Quantity: Approx. 100 seeds
- Type: Heirloom, Open Pollinated, Non-GMO
- Lifecycle: Perennial
- Height: 3-5 feet
- Days to Maturity: Blooms in the second year from seed.
- USDA Zone: 5-9
- Origin: American Grown
Growing instructions
- Sowing: The easiest method is to sow seeds outdoors in the fall. The seeds will be naturally stratified over the winter and will germinate in the spring.
- Stratification: To plant in the spring, seeds require a 30-60 day period of cold, moist stratification in the refrigerator before sowing.
- Depth: Press seeds into the surface of the soil, as they need light to germinate. Do not cover.
- Spacing: Space or thin plants to 18-24 inches apart.
- Light Requirement: Full Sun.
- Soil: Must have excellent drainage; thrives in sandy or gravelly soil.
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