Penstemon

Penstemon

Penstemon

Disse planter foretrækker en varm solrig position, men kan tage en smule skygge. De vokser i enhver frugtbar, drænet jord, men kan ikke lide ler. Blomstringen er bedst i køligt vejr.

Forplantning er ved frø eller stiklinger. Tag blødtræspåner fra ikke-blomstrende sideskudd. Frøet spiser i to til tre uger ved temperaturer mellem 65 og 75 grader. Frøplantevæksten vil være langsom og ujævn.

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Penstemon

FAQ - 💬

❓ Where do penstemons grow best?

👉 Where to grow penstemons. Border penstemons are perfect for growing in the middle of a mixed border. They do best in a fertile, reasonably moist soil that is free-draining. Full sun or light shade is ideal.

❓ Is penstemon an annual or perennial?

👉 herbaceous perennialsMost penstemons are herbaceous perennials, but some hybrid strains are half-hardy and better suited for use as annual bedding plants.

❓ Are penstemons Hardy?

👉 Penstemons are a popular perennial that will bring unique beauty to your garden and are extremely hardy, being able to cope in all but the harshest of conditions.

❓ Should penstemon be cut back?

👉 Penstemons can become woody and leggy if they are not pruned hard, annually. It's quite straightforward to do.

❓ Do penstemons bloom all summer?

👉 With their bells that make them foxglove-lookalikes, Penstemon – also called Beardtongue – gives flower beds bright colors in summer. They bloom from May to October.

❓ Will penstemon rebloom if cut back?

👉 Penstemon plants produce an abundance of tiny flowers, making it time-consuming to remove the flowers one by one. Cutting back the whole plant as the main bloom ends is a faster and simpler way of deadheading. Burpee recommends cutting back the flower stalks all the way to the ground to promote more blooming.

❓ Do penstemons self seed?

👉 Another feature of penstemons is they self-seed, especially if gardeners can leave their flowering stalks up through the fall and early winter(leaving a few stalks in place also helps protect the basal vegetation).

❓ Does penstemon multiply?

👉 The growth habits of penstemons include low-growing ground covers with short flower spikes or small basal rosettes that produce tall, multiplying, floral spikes.

❓ Do you deadhead penstemon?

👉 All penstemons are at their best in late summer and autumn and, if you deadhead them, they produce flowers continuously until late autumn.

❓ Will penstemon rebloom if deadheaded?

👉 Penstemons bloom from early summer and with deadheading can continue flowering well into autumn.

❓ How do you winterize a penstemon?

👉 Penstemon (Penstemon digitalis) – Prune down to basal foliage in fall. Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum) – Trim the stems to the basal foliage in the fall and simply clean up the remaining foliage in the spring. Yarrow (Achillea) – Prune down to basal foliage in fall.

👉 (August 2011) Penstemon /ˈpɛnstɪmən/, the beardtongues, is a large genus of roughly 250 species of flowering plants native mostly to the Nearctic, but with a few species also found in the North American portion of the Neotropics. It is the largest genus of flowering plants endemic to North America.

👉 Perfect for the rock, dry garden or a sunny raised garden bed, the pine-leaved penstemon from Southern USA and Mexico is a low, shrubby plant whose pale, evergreen needle-like leaves make a fine backdrop for narrow scarlet-orange flowers 1in (2.5cm) long. Although good garden drainage is important, this penstemon tolerates clay soil well.

👉 The blooms look great in a garden setting and make wonderful cut flowers. Along with their bright blooms, many varieties of penstemon also have colorful foliage to add to the mix. Varieties like 'Husker Red' have burgundy foliage and add another level of interest to these already spectacular garden plants.

👉 Better known as ‘Firebird’, this well-loved penstemon has been around since 1939 and makes a fine border plant whose 3in (8cm) long carmine flowers with magenta throats are perched above narrow leaves. Flowers are borne over a long period and plants cope well with wetter soil types.


Forfatter Af Artiklen: Oliver Larsen. Uafhængig konstruktion og teknisk ekspert. Erhvervserfaring i byggebranchen siden 1980. Faglig kompetence i retninger: konstruktion, arkitektur, design, husbyggeri.

Instruktion Video: Penstemon Spring Pruning.


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