Key Features

RHS Perfect Pollinators

Plant In Sunshine

Winter Hardy

Easy To Grow

Wildlife Friendly

Width: 40cm
Height: 60cm

Hypnotic bell blooms in bright purple with vibrant white throats � take a closer look!
Bring a traditional cottage garden feel to the garden with months of enviable summertime colour, stretching into autumn
Beloved by bees! Recommended as a �Plant for Pollinators� to attract plenty of wildlife
Displays only get bigger and better as they emerge each year
Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for planting

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Description

Outstanding bell-shaped blooms emerge abruptly on this cottage garden classic. This is a winter hardy and easy to grow perennial with bright purple flowers, each accented with solid white throats.

A perfect choice for gardeners of all abilities and time constraints, masses of blooms emerge from the middle of summer to autumn on narrow stems from a thicket of rich green foliage.

Superb grown in beds and borders alongside other perennials or among ornamental grasses, Penstemon like well-drained soil and forms large clumps across time, rewarding with even more flowers.

What�s more, this is an exceptional variety for drawing the attention of bees and other beneficial insects, having even been labelled by the RHS as a �Plant for Pollinators� � enjoy a garden teeming with wildlife in no time!

The pretty flowers are even easy to snip for the vase, bringing a splash of colour alongside other dried blooms.

Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for planting.

Top Tips

Dead-head when flowers fade to encourage more flowers.

Care Information

Plants are best planted out in the summer, especially if your soil is clay as they dislike winter wet.
Penstemons do best in a warm, sunny position and are drought tolerant once established.
When planting, add well-rotted manure or compost to the planting hole.
Give your plants a good water initially, then only when the top compost starts to dry. They don't like to be left in standing water.
Plant approx. 20cm apart to allow them room to grow.
Water well until established.
Feed using a high-potash feed such as Blooming Fast Superior Soluble Fertiliser for Flowers & Fruits, to encourage flowering.

Delivery Information

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

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