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Penstemon tenuis |
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Species native to the mid-southern United States, where it grows in relatively moist and heavy soils. Its mid-green leaves are shaped like long pointy arrowheads; flowers appear clustered in open panicles on wiry stems.
This is yet another penstemon that was unlikely to overwinter in our Pennsylvania garden – even ones that are supposed to be hardy usually don't (due to frost heaving or winter wet), and this one was reportedly one zone too tender for that garden as well. But hope springs eternal... and lo, we had some of our 2013 seedlings survive through our harsh 2014 winter. Better yet, the seedlings I started in winter 2014 bloomed in July, so I got to see their flowers regardless of their ability to overwinter. The photos on this page are from those first-year flowering plants. More recently, we've tried growing this penstemon while actually residing on the Gulf Coast...
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Penstemon tenuis
- Seed from NARGS '12/'13 exchange. Baggy 35F (3w) - 70F with light (76%G, 9-12d)
- Same seed as above, cold-stored. Baggy 35F (3w) - 70F with light (61%G, 7-15d)
- Same seed as above, cold-stored. Baggy 35F (3w) - 70F with light (90%G, 6-15d)
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April 10, 2021
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