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Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants

Penstemon 'Rich Ruby'

Penstemon 'Rich Ruby'

£9.50 GBP
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Available Spring 2027

Size

Plants are dispatched in growing condition and may not be in full flower. If too tall to pack safely, we may cut them back — this helps them establish more quickly. Read our Mail Order FAQs.

100% Peat Free Pollinator Friendly RHS Award of Garden Merit

'Rich Ruby' has fabulous ruby-red flowers during the summer with contrasting yellow stamens within the burgundy throat. Fresh, glossy, lance-shaped green leaves cover the upright stems of this clump-forming perennial. Commonly known as Beardtongue, it will attract bees and other pollinators into your garden.

Keep deadheading as the flowers fade to encourage more blooms. Do not be tempted to cut this perennial down before winter — leave the top growth to protect it. In spring, after the last frosts have passed, cut the plant back hard. Softwood cuttings can be taken during summer. Happy in any fertile, moisture-retentive, free-draining soil, in sun or partial shade.

H3 — Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1°C)

Height × Spread: 45cm × 30cm

☀️ Sunlight Full sun, Partial shade
📅 Season of Interest Summer, Autumn
🌸 Flower Colour Red
🌿 Foliage Colour Green
🪏 Preferred Soil Type Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
💧 Soil Moisture Content Low
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Plant Notes:

  • Care Guide:

    Deadhead regularly to encourage further flowering. Leave the top growth in place over winter to help protect the crown, then cut back hard in spring after the last frosts. Take soft-tip cuttings in early summer or semi-ripe cuttings in midsummer as insurance against winter losses.

  • Good to Know:

    Long flowering season.

    Easy to grow in suitable conditions.

    Pollinator-friendly.