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Penstemon 2019
« on: April 29, 2019, 07:52:52 PM »
Penstemon 'Six Hills' in great danger of being subsumed by Aethionema 'Warley Rose'

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Re: Penstemon 2019
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2019, 08:50:11 PM »
Pretty  combination though, David.
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Re: Penstemon 2019
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2019, 09:00:16 PM »
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Re: Penstemon 2019
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2019, 12:29:40 AM »
very nice blooms :)
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Re: Penstemon 2019
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2019, 09:06:34 AM »
Thank you Kris.
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Re: Penstemon 2019
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2019, 04:52:49 PM »
Penstemon davidsonii var. menziesii 'Microphyllus'. Small plant big name!

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From seed sown November 2016 Penstemon fruticosus

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David Nicholson
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Re: Penstemon 2019
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2019, 04:06:55 PM »
 My new favourite plant
Penstemon richardsonii

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Re: Penstemon 2019
« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2019, 06:53:14 PM »
It's a cracker Philip but are you sure it's richardsonii? I've just been looking at Bob Nold's book 'Penstemons' and he says "...a tall plant, almost three feet (90 cms.) in height...."
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Re: Penstemon 2019
« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2019, 01:43:55 AM »
Hi David

Graham Nicholl's book says 8-32 inches.It seems to have the right characteristics,in that it hangs down and is very brittle and easily snapped.
The colour may not be dark enough,though.
Exchange seed,so I'm lucky it's not a form of hirsutus,like some of the others that germinated. 

 


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