Esprit Mix Penstemon Seeds

Flowers the first year from seed | One of the best for cut flowers
One of the largest-flowered and most colorful Penstemons yet, Esprit Mix offers a range of pink-, red-, and purple-toned blooms with crisp white eyes. Esprit Mix Penstemon blooms the first year from seed if started early, it can be raised as an annual everywhere Esprit Mix Penstemon isnt hardy, and is quite drought-tolerant once established in the garden.Esprit Mix Penstemon offers 2-inch tubular blooms crowded along tall, very long-lasting stems. In flower the plant reaches 24 to 30 inches high in the sunny garden, a magnet for butterflies and bees. Native to the Great Plains, this happy-go-lucky perennial loves dry soil and doesnt mind poor fertility, heat, or other stresses.Spreading about a foot wide, Esprit Mix Penstemon is a fine choice for containers as well as the sunny border. The foliage is silvery-green and held well below the blooms, in neat rosettes. Evergreen in mild climates, this is a hardy native plant you shouldnt miss.
Genus:Penstemon
Species:grandiflorus
Variety:Esprit Mix
Item Form:(P) Pkt of 100 seeds
Zone:3 – 8
Bloom Start To End:Mid Summer – Mid Fall
Habit:Upright
Seeds Per Pack:100
Plant Height:24 in – 2 ft 6 in
Plant Width:12 in
Bloom Size:2 in
Additional Characteristics:Bloom First Year, Butterfly Lovers, Easy Care Plants, Evergreen, Free Bloomer, Hummingbird Lovers, Long Bloomers
Bloom Color:Light Purple, Mix, Pink, Red, White
Foliage Color:Medium Green, Silver/Gray
Light Requirements:Full Sun
Moisture Requirements:Dry, Moist,  well-drained
Resistance:Cold Hardy, Disease Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant
Soil Tolerance:Normal,  loamy, Poor
Uses:Beds, Border, Containers, Cut Flowers