Mountain Penstemon
Penstemon montanus
zones 2-4
50 seeds
Mountain Penstemon, also known as Cord-Root Beardtongue, is a scarce purple flowering species the grows along talus slopes and other rocky places on hillsides, between 6,000 and 11,000 feet. Its leaves are opposite, ovate, serrated, and up to 1 1/4 inches long. It flowers in early June, sometimes along the edges of receding snow.
Seeds should first be sown onto flats. Sink the flat into the ground in an area that offers shade, preferably close to a wall that faces north. Provide a glass or plastic covering. Keep soil moist. Seeds take from 1-6 months to germinate. After 2 years, transplant the seedlings in their final location in autumn.
Alternatively, you may stratify the seeds in a lightly covered pot of moist perlite and vermiculite outdoors in winter, or in a sandwich bag in the refrigerator for 5-6 weeks before planting them in flats or individual pots.
Penstemon montanus
zones 2-4
50 seeds
Mountain Penstemon, also known as Cord-Root Beardtongue, is a scarce purple flowering species the grows along talus slopes and other rocky places on hillsides, between 6,000 and 11,000 feet. Its leaves are opposite, ovate, serrated, and up to 1 1/4 inches long. It flowers in early June, sometimes along the edges of receding snow.
Seeds should first be sown onto flats. Sink the flat into the ground in an area that offers shade, preferably close to a wall that faces north. Provide a glass or plastic covering. Keep soil moist. Seeds take from 1-6 months to germinate. After 2 years, transplant the seedlings in their final location in autumn.
Alternatively, you may stratify the seeds in a lightly covered pot of moist perlite and vermiculite outdoors in winter, or in a sandwich bag in the refrigerator for 5-6 weeks before planting them in flats or individual pots.
Penstemon montanus
zones 2-4
50 seeds
Mountain Penstemon, also known as Cord-Root Beardtongue, is a scarce purple flowering species the grows along talus slopes and other rocky places on hillsides, between 6,000 and 11,000 feet. Its leaves are opposite, ovate, serrated, and up to 1 1/4 inches long. It flowers in early June, sometimes along the edges of receding snow.
Seeds should first be sown onto flats. Sink the flat into the ground in an area that offers shade, preferably close to a wall that faces north. Provide a glass or plastic covering. Keep soil moist. Seeds take from 1-6 months to germinate. After 2 years, transplant the seedlings in their final location in autumn.
Alternatively, you may stratify the seeds in a lightly covered pot of moist perlite and vermiculite outdoors in winter, or in a sandwich bag in the refrigerator for 5-6 weeks before planting them in flats or individual pots.