Penstemon deustus in the garden

This is another amazing Penstemon to have in the garden.  The flowers are small and white.  This plant spreads by itself.

Plants should be cut back in the Fall.

Penstemon speciosus in the wild video

This video was made at two locations in Sherman County in May and three locations in Wheeler County in early June.  The locations in Wheeler County were at a higher elevation.

See the photos in the previous post to compare a garden grown plant.

Penstemon speciosus in the garden

This Penstemon is a top choice for the garden.  The plant shown in the photographs was grown from seed.  It's the first year it's flowered and it's about three times as large as plants found in the wild.

Penstemon deustus

I was outside making videos again at the weekend.  Right now is the peak of Penstemon season.  Penstemon deustus was common south of Fossil.  The plants looked very healthy, although close up you can see the flowers showing signs of deterioration.

These plants grow well in the garden here in Gilliam County, where they grow to a larger size and self propagate at will.

After consulting my limited library and deliberating over the variety, I decided that this is var. variabilis.  But this is just a guess.

I hope you enjoy the video.

Penstemon glandulosus in the garden

It's been a strange year in the garden here in Gilliam County.  We had a dry winter and spring.  Then in May it rained for weeks.  Finally in June the sunny warmer weather returned.

This hasn't been too good for earlier flowering plants.  But it doesn't seem to have hurt the Penstemon.

Here are some photos of my Penstemon glandulosus.  There are just two plants here.  They get bigger with more blooms every year.  Fantastic plants.