Plant List
Panicum virgatum 'HEAVY METAL'
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Common Name: Switchgrass
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun |
Panicum virgatum 'PRAIRIE SKY'
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Common Name: Switchgrass
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun |
Panicum virgatum 'REHBRAUN'
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Common Name: Switchgrass
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun |
Panicum virgatum 'SHENANDOAH'
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Common Name: Switchgrass
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun |
Parsley
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Common Name: Triple Curled
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 18"
Mature Width: 18"
Description:
Good for seasoning. Good plant for butterflies. Adults hang around to lay eggs on leaves, then caterpillars have food source when the eggs hatch. Plant enough for caterpillars and you to eat. Garden Notes: This is one of the better plants to plant for a variety of butterflies to lay eggs on.
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Penstemon ambiguus
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Sand Penstemon
Bloom Season: Summer to Fall
Bloom Color: White with Pink
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 24"
Mature Width: 24"
Description:
Well-drained soil. Covered with white phlox-like blooms for a long season. Panhandle native. Great plant |
Penstemon barbatus
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Common Name: Pina Colada Series Red
Bloom Season: Spring to Summer
Bloom Color: Red
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade Mature Height: 10"
Mature Width: 8"
Description:
Easy-to-grow, first-year-flowering perennial,compact growing habit, uniform and showy flowers, extended bloom time. Garden Notes: This is the first year for me to grow this variety of penstemon. A related variety, Rondo pestemon, is one of the showiest Penstemon during its relatively short bloom season. Pinacolada is said to have a long bloom season. If the two are indeed combined in this plant it will be a great variety. Trial for 2010
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Penstemon barbatus
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Common Name: Pina Colada Series Violet
Bloom Season: Spring to Summer
Bloom Color: Violet
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade Mature Height: 10"
Mature Width: 8"
Description:
Easy-to-grow, first-year-flowering perennial,compact growing habit, uniform and showy flowers, extended bloom time. Garden Notes: This is the first year for me to grow this variety of penstemon. A related variety, Rondo pestemon, is one of the showiest Penstemon during its relatively short bloom season. Pinacolada is said to have a long bloom season. If the two are indeed combined in this plant it will be a great variety. Trial for 2010.
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Penstemon barbatus 'rondo'
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Rondo Penstemon 'Bouqet Mix'
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Mix
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 18"
Mature Width: 12"
Description:
Mix of colors, mainly blues. Tolerant penstemon. Easy to grow. Rather short bloom season, but extremely showy when in bloom. Garden Notes: Rondo looks rather rough after bloom. May be able to deadhead and improve appearance. Have other plants around to take over after showiness has faded. Once deadheaded it has nice foliage for the rest of the year.
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Penstemon barbatus nm
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Scarlet Bugler
Bloom Season: Spring
Bloom Color: Red
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 36"
Mature Width: 12"
Description:
Short clump of leaves gives rise to 3-4 ft flower stalk. Blooms for an extended period. Garden Notes: This is a no care variety of Penstemon. It has performed well for me. It has not been a long lived variety, but its long bloom season makes it a good choice to attract hummingbirds.
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Penstemon cardinalis nm
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Cardinal Penstemon
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Red
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 36"
Mature Width: 36"
Description:
Mid summer bloom. West Texas Native- can take the sun. |
Penstemon digitalis
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Common Name: Huskers Red
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Pale Lilac
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 40"
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Penstemon digitalis
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Common Name: Mystica
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Pink
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 30"
Description:
Bronze foliage from rosette upward, red foliage in fall. Attractive over a long period. |
Penstemon pinifolius
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Pine Leaf Penstemon
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Red
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 15"
Mature Width: 24"
Description:
Hummingbirds, small shrublet- looks like a juniper, rock garden or low border, becomes larger every year |
Penstemon pinifolius 'Mersea Yellow'
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Common Name: Mersea Yellow
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 8"
Mature Width: 20"
Description:
Bright yellow flowers tiny shrub with woody stems. Garden Notes: Nice deep green foliage, topped with bright yellow flowers for hummingbirds.
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Penstemon rostriflorus
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Common Name: Bridge's Penstemon
Bloom Season: Summer
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 24"
Mature Width: 12"
Description:
Reddish-orange blooms- extremely drought tolerant. Native to Utah |
Penstemon strictus
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Rocky Mountain Penstemon
Bloom Season: Early Summer
Bloom Color: Blue/Purple
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade Mature Height: 24"
Mature Width: 24"
Description:
Hummingbirds. Smooth bright green leaves. Easily grown, spreads some by stolons. Month long bloom. |
Penstemon x mexicalli
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Red Rocks
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Rosey
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 15"
Mature Width: 18"
Description:
Rose flowers. Narrow, dark green leaves, blooms all summer. |
Penstemon x mexicalli
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Common Name: Sunburst Amethyst
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Purplish Blue
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 20"
Description:
Nice bloom with a long season. Likes a protected garden situation with some extra water. Bright purplish-blue flowers. |
Perovskia atripicifolia
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Click on image below to see additional images  Common Name: Russian Sage
Bloom Season: All Summer
Bloom Color: Purple
Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Mature Height: 48"
Mature Width: 36"
Description:
deep rooted,heat loving,xeric, any soil,leave stems on through winter- then cut back to 12-18" in spring. Slowly spreading. |