Product Review

Perennial USDA zones 4-9. This native penstemon is really really red! Its bright red tubular flowers on 2'-3' stalks explode with color in early summer before many other plants start blooming. The plants are tolerant of heat and drought and thrive in a sunny border or low-maintenance wildflower garden or xeric garden. Planting this flower is like waving a red flag to hummingbirds to lure them in for a feast! Although it is such a striking ornamental, Native Americans found many medicinal uses for this plant and used it in ceremonies. When it bloomed (in late spring), they knew that watermelon planting time was over.