Red Rocks® Penstemon Penstemon x mexicali Red Rocks® 'P008S'
- Phonetic Spelling
- PEN-stem-on meks-ih-KAL-ee
- Description
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Red Rocks® penstemon is a herbaceous perennial hybrid cultivar that is a cross between a Mexican and California species giving it larger flowers yet cold hardiness. The plants form a bushy mound of attractive dark green foliage and the red tubular flowers appear in clusters in spring with repeat blooming through fall. They are deer and drought resistant and attractive to pollinators and hummingbirds. The foliage is semievergreen.
Penstemons need average well-drained soil in full sun but will tolerate partial shade. They do not like soggy wet winter soils. The deep taproot makes them drought tolerant but hard to transplant.
Use in the native/pollinator garden or meadow setting to add color throughout the season. They can also be grown in a container or a rock garden.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Pollinator Garden in Full Sun
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Penstemon
- Family:
- Plantaginaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- USA, Mexico
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts bees and hummingbirds. Deer resistant.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Mounding
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Tubular
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Clusters of large red tubular flowers have a white throat. Bloom in spring and repeats through fall in flushes.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Green leaves are lanceolate with a pointed tip, sessile (stemless) and serrated margins. Up to 3 inches long and 1/2 inch wide.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Lawn
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Hummingbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
