Penstemon pinifolius open ground or large container So perfect in the border

So perfect in the border

Grows very well

Short lived if you don't give it a good haircut from time to time

drought tolerant and hardy low growing plant

It looks amazing with apricot tinted (red) hot pokers and lilies of the same tonings near a smoke bush

Penstemon pinifolius open ground or large container So perfect in the borderPineleaf Beardtongue. A plant from the Hokonui collection, rare and slow growing. Long lived perennial with woody branches and semi evergreen foliage. The plant is relatively small in stature, usually only 30cm tall. The branches are numerous and form a dense mound. The leaves are very small, needle like, and spaced densely along the stems. The flowers are numerous small bright red tubes. They bloom for a long time when mature, mid Decemeber late