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Penstemon smallii |
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| Common name |
Small's penstemon |
| Family |
plantaginaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z5-9) |
| Flowers |
lilac (May-June) |
| Size |
18-24" |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
provide 8-12 weeks cold treatment, then germinate at room temperature; do not exclude light
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | late July |
Medium-sized upright penstemon. With so many different beard-tongues in our garden, they all start looking similar in bloom, but this is a nice one, giving us lots of flowers in its second year from seed.
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| | Shiny, gently serrated leaves with pointy tips clasping the stem in opposite arrangement |
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| | This one came from seed labeled as the cultivar 'Violet Dusk'. I can't tell a difference from the plain species. |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. Read about all the penstemon species in our garden Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Joseph | Apr 10, 2006 | I love this plant. I have given it a sunny location and it does not grow as tall as yours in the photograph. Very nice photos of this species. |
- Seed from '02 trade. Baggy 35F (8w) - 70F (4%G, 10d)
- Seed from '04 garden. Baggy 35F (12w) - 70F with light (25%G, 3-13d)
- Seed from '04 garden. Baggy 35F (12w) - 70F (6d) - 70F with light (4w; no G)
- Seed from '07 trade. No luck with baggy treatment. Pot outside 12/3/07 - about 10 seedlings by April 10th
- Same seed as above. Baggy 35F (10w) - 70F with light (10%G, 2d)
- Seed from '10 trade. Baggy 70F with light (78%G, 9-15d)
Baggy 35F (5w) - 70F with light (90%G, 3-6d)
- Seed 'Violet Dusk' from '10 trade. Baggy 35F (6w) - 70F with light (83%G, 6-8d)
- Seed from '11 garden, cold-stored through summer. Baggy 35F (6w) - 70F with light (80+%G, 3-7d)
- Seed from '11 garden, cold-stored. Baggy 35F (6w; many G, 6w) - 70F with light (90%G)
Low viability further decreases with age of seed. I wish they self-seeded for me.
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