Small Flowered Penstemon
Penstemon procerus
zones 2-6
50 seeds
Small Flowered Penstemon, Penstemon procerus is a species of penstemon known by the common name Little Flower Penstemon. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California to Colorado, as far east in Canada as Manitoba, where it grows in mountain habitats such as meadows, often in alpine climates. The flower stalk is made up of one or more clusters of tubular flowers with lipped, lobed mouths. Each flower is no more than one centimeter in length and is purple to blue in color, often with a white throat. The outside of the flower is generally hairless, while the inside may be lined with white or yellowish hairs.
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 one to six months to germinate. After two 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 procerus
zones 2-6
50 seeds
Small Flowered Penstemon, Penstemon procerus is a species of penstemon known by the common name Little Flower Penstemon. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California to Colorado, as far east in Canada as Manitoba, where it grows in mountain habitats such as meadows, often in alpine climates. The flower stalk is made up of one or more clusters of tubular flowers with lipped, lobed mouths. Each flower is no more than one centimeter in length and is purple to blue in color, often with a white throat. The outside of the flower is generally hairless, while the inside may be lined with white or yellowish hairs.
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 one to six months to germinate. After two 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 procerus
zones 2-6
50 seeds
Small Flowered Penstemon, Penstemon procerus is a species of penstemon known by the common name Little Flower Penstemon. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California to Colorado, as far east in Canada as Manitoba, where it grows in mountain habitats such as meadows, often in alpine climates. The flower stalk is made up of one or more clusters of tubular flowers with lipped, lobed mouths. Each flower is no more than one centimeter in length and is purple to blue in color, often with a white throat. The outside of the flower is generally hairless, while the inside may be lined with white or yellowish hairs.
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 one to six months to germinate. After two 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.