Penstemon 'Scharlachkönigin'
penstemon 'Scharlachkönigin'
Multi-stemmed evergreen perennial about 80cm tall, with slender mid-green leaves, and from summer to autumn prolific tubular intense scarlet flowers, with white throats and red throat markings
Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Green | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | Red White | Green | ||
Autumn | Green | |||
Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H4Botanical details
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Genus
Penstemon may be deciduous or evergreen perennials or subshrubs, with simple, narrow leaves and racemes or panicles of bell-shaped or funnel-shaped flowers in summer and early autumn
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. In cold areas, protect plant overwinter with dry winter mulch. See penstemon cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by seed in late winter or spring, softwood cuttings in early summer or semi-ripe cuttings in midsummer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Cottage and informal garden
- Gravel garden
- Patio and container plants
- Wildlife gardens
- Flower borders and beds
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Deadhead after flowering to maintain vigour and prolong flowering, then cut back to 15cm in late winter or early spring
Pests
May be susceptible to slugs, snails, aphids and leaf and bud eelworms
Diseases
May be susceptible to a downy mildew, grey moulds, Powdery mildews and a fungal leaf spot
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