Re: Penstemons

Hi Colin,
I have found the Penstemons lovely but short lived. Three years at most for me!
This may be the conditions in my garden, but after 3 attempts, I never tried again. I did just receive a few as a gift from a friend's garden, so I'll try again.
Local native lobelia require damp soil and some shade.
It is interesting how many hardy plants begin with H!

Cheryl

In a previous post someone was asking about plants that look good this time
of the year, one of the best perfomers in the uk at this time is Penstemons
and also perennial lobelia 'Fan deep red' etc, but i don't recall these being
mentioned in past listings. I'm intrigued as i believe that some penstemons
are native to the US and i would have thought that they would be as popular
as Hosta, Hem's and Heuchera, and assuming that it's not that it doesn't
begin with an 'H' is it because they are not consistantly hardy?
As part of the local Hardy Plant Soc conservation programme i have just been
given responsibilty of Heuchera 'David' and wondered if anyone has knowledge
of this and any special requirements or peculiarities?
Following the thread on ' ornamental grasses' Stipa Gigantea always does
spectacularly well, but the grass that seemed to benefit from the wet spring
was Deschampsia Caespitosa 'goldschleer' , has turned from white frothy
fountain of new flower spikes to a wonderful gold haze, obviously likes
moisture.
Great turnout to our local summer flower show weekend at 'Great Comp' over
1200 visitors.
relieved to delete half my 'mail to be read' small price for such a good list
Chris
Colin Moat
Kent England

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Cheryl Isaak
Londonderry, NH
AHS Region 4, USDA Zone 4B/5A
growing, stitching and reading in NH

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