Re: Penstemons

All my penstemons have finished or almost finished blooming by now.  Perhaps
our hotter summers bring them on quicker.  I do love them, and so do the
hummingbirds.
Merri Morgan
warm zone 5 in West Virginia
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From: <CAMOAT@aol.com>
To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 8:49 AM
Subject: Penstemons


> 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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