Penstemon 'Raspberry Flair'

061-161 Penstemon 'Raspberry Flair'
Photo by Janet Loughrey (c) all rights reserved	Penstemon 'Raspberry Flair' is a Joy Creek Introduction. A lush compact perennial with very dense bloom spikes covered with vivid tricolor blooms. Lavender purple lips surround pristine white throats streaked with deep raspberry. The large blooms are 1 inch wide with a 1 1/2-inch tube. Summer to first frost. 2 ft. x 2 ft. Lavender-Purple flowers *Sun Zones 7, 8, 9*
All of the garden hybrid Penstemons need full sun and well-drained soil. We mulch the crowns with 1/4-10 crushed gravel which discourages crown rot by letting water drain off the crown quickly. When planting Penstemons we fertilize them only lightly and then never again. Over fertilizing Penstemons promotes the development of lush soft growth which leads to excessive die back in the winter.