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Common name chaparral penstemon Family plantaginaceae Life cycle perennial (Z6-10) Flowers blue (May-June) Size to 2 ft Light full sun-part shade Cultural notes well-drained soil From seed Germinate at cold temperature. detailed seed-starting info below

As penstemons go, this one gets close to a clear blue. I've not found it to be reliably hardy in our garden (some sources list it as zone 7), but have some tougher plants that seem to hang on better. Maybe more a drainage than cold-hardiness issue. According to my resources, this should be drought tolerant and deer resistant.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: side garden, back yard island

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Seed-starting details for this plant

2002. Seed from '01 trade. Baggy 35F (6w; 72%G 4-6w)
2003. Same seed as above. Baggy 35F (9w; 80%G, 5-9w)

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