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penstemon 'Connie's Pink'

Penstemon 'Connie's Pink'

★ RHS AGMPollinator Friendly

Genus: Penstemon
Family: Plantaginaceae

About this plant

'Connie's Pink' is an upright semi-evergreen perennial to 1.2m in height, with light green foliage and erect racemes or panicles of bright rose-pink flowers 3cm in length, striped deep red on the white throats

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Semi Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. In cold areas, protect plant overwinter with a dry winter mulch

Pruning

Deadhead after flowering to maintain vigour, then cut back to base in winter

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer or semi-hardwood cuttings in midsummer. Propagate by division in spring

Pests

May be attacked by slugs, snails and chrysanthemum eelworms

Diseases

May be subject to a downy mildew

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years