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Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants

Penstemon 'Cherry'

Penstemon 'Cherry'

£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

Delightful vibrant cherry-red flowers with a striped red and white throat appear throughout summer. Penstemon 'Cherry' is a clump-forming upright perennial with glossy green, narrow leaves.

Very flexible as to soil type, providing it is not too moist — it would look equally at home in a hot border or a gravel garden. Deadhead regularly to encourage more flowers. 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.

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

Height × Spread: 50cm × 45cm

☀️ Sunlight Full sun, Partial shade
📅 Season of Interest Summer
🌸 Flower Colour Red
🌿 Foliage Colour Green
🪏 Preferred Soil Type Chalky, Sandy, Loamy
💧 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.