Penstemon barbatus Rock Candy ‘Ruby’

Penstemon barbatus Rock Candy 'Ruby' is a beard tongue with deep pink tubular flowers.


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Penstemon barbatus is a strong, long-lived, cold-hardy beard tongue. Rock Candy ‘Ruby’ offers tidy clumps of green, lance-shaped foliage topped with upright spikes of deep pink, tubular flowers with white markings. Plants will grow to 12-18 inches tall and wide. Trim lightly after the first flush of flowers to encourage reblooming in late summer. Use at the front of the border, in mass plantings, in rock gardens, and as a cut flower. Drought tolerant once established. Attracts hummingbirds and bees. Deer resistant.

Common Name:  Beard Tongue

Family:  Plantaginaceae (The Plantain Family)

Zone Hardiness:  5-9

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Height:  12-24"

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Pink

Secondary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

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Soil Moisture:  Average, Dry, Drought Tolerant

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Fragrance:  No

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Benefits:  Hummingbirds Bees Butterflies

Deer Resistant:  Yes

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Upland, Mountain. Roadsides and in other open, sunny, disturbed areas.

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