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Red Riding Hood Penstemon
Penstemon 'Red Riding Hood' PP1850
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There are over 250 Penstemon species, mostly native to our western states and Mexico. Their flowers range from blue to white to red, with several bi-colors. The common name, Bearded Tongue may surprise wildflower gardeners, since many of the the wild Penstemons are called Beard Tongue. But according to Allan Armitage and other perennial experts, Bearded Tongue is the correct common name for the perennials.
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Overall rating: 4.4 / 5 from 5 reviews.
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happy to discover American Meadows
"I have been looking for these Red Riding Hood plants for years and no nurseries carried them. I was thrilled to find them and they arrived in excellent condition and are now blooming and thriving. AM thrilled with American Meadows and will order from them again."
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"I bought this for my hummingbird garden, but the blooms sure don't last long and not much repeat after deadheading. I sure hope it makes the winter."
Established Perennial, getting ready to bloom again
"These Red Riding Hood Penstemons have come back for four years now. , see earlier review. Pruning back after flowers dry out is very helpful. I think the shape of the plant might be more tidy if it gets 360 degrees of sun, so it doesn't all lean in one direction. Mine leans, but it's not a problem. It blooms on."
Good - I'll consider some kind of support for it next year
"I planted a Red Riding Hood Penstemon in an afternoon-sun spot, very close to the base of a large Yew bush. That's why it doesn't get morning sun. It is also among the roots of a flowering Crab Apple, which is why the Yew bush has survived even 4 feet of East River overflow during Super storm Sandy ! Drainage is good in that spot. The plant did not resemble what I saw on you-tube. It did lean towards the sun but who could blame it?. Eventually some of it flopped and started to resemble a ground cover. In spite of being low, the bright red flowers appeared on the flopped over part. But another section of the plant leaned against the flopped over section and grew upright for a taller spectacular show of red flowers. This has happened FOUR years in a row now. I will take a photo as soon as the buds open, which will be any day now. I wonder if I might , next year buy a support I saw online, which has a grid for the stalks to grow through . Then the stalks have a 2 -3 inch above the soil, metal grid to support them in an upright position. That's what they look like on YouTube, although I am quite happy with how they look in their variety of directions."
Blooms again!
"I have a red, orange and yellow garden and these are great for the front of the garden. Bright red attracts hummers. Tidy plant, but got much bigger this year from the small starting plant."