penstemon

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• B3 Posts: 27,505

  July 2017

  I wonder what you've got

  In London. Keen but lazy.

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• Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

  July 2017

  I'll show you I managed to find a bit still flowering it's the one with the wide leaves and has spread about 3ft in the last couple of years

  

  
  This is my blue and white border btw  the best laid of winter plans, and all because I took too many prnstemon garnet cuttings

  
  Billericay - Essex
  
  Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
  Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

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• Mark56 Posts: 1,653

  July 2017

  Heavenly Blue I believe, Electric Blue has more of a silver tone to the foliage. 

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• B3 Posts: 27,505

  July 2017

  It looks very somilar but the leaves are different aren't they?

  I love the higgledypigglediness of your blue,and white and pink border - very cottage garden

  In London. Keen but lazy.

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• B3 Posts: 27,505

  July 2017

  There are so many varieties. I can't wait to get some more

  In London. Keen but lazy.

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• Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

  July 2017

  I've got several heavenly blue just round the corner, similar flowers, but leaves are very different.
  It's the only penstemon I have with serrated leaves

  Thanks B3 - the original plan didn't have any red in it - hey-ho

  Last edited: 07 July 2017 17:32:41

  
  Billericay - Essex
  
  Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
  Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

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• Mark56 Posts: 1,653

  July 2017

  Hmm perhaps one of the Barbatus? 

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• Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

  July 2017

  don't think so.

  Here's a pic of just the leaves-

  

  I've had it for 4-5 years. It was labelled as Sour Grapes, but it plainly isn't.
  Whatever it is it's stunning I get masses of flowers from May, it has a pause around now, but will be covered in flowers again in a couple of weeks

  
  Billericay - Essex
  
  Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
  Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

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