Beards Tongue

Penstemon Jean Grace

Lax spikes of bright azure-blue, bell-shaped flowers from June to August and lance-shaped, mid-green or bluish-green leaves. This versatile penstemon is an attractive front-of-border, rockery or container plant. Flowering in the first year after sowing, it prefers a sunny or partly shady site with fertile, well-drained soil.

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: June to August
• Flower colour: bright azure-blue
• Hardiness: fully hardy (borderline)

• Garden care: Remove the faded blooms regularly to prolong flowering. Cut back and compost the spent flower stems in autumn and apply a dry mulch around the crown of the plant to protect against frost damage
• Goes well with: Alchemilla mollis, Verbena bonariensis, Euphorbia characias subspecies wulfenii, Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation', Clematis 'Niobe', Santolina rosmarinifolia

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