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Penstemon or gaura?

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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I took this cutting last year and as usual, didn't  label it.
Is it a penstemon  or a gaura  ?
I think it might be a white penstemon  but maybe  not.
To anyone  who thinks all peat free is rubbish, this chap was a few inches high  last year.

In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    It looks like a penstemon to me.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    Looks like penstemon to me too - and very healthy!
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Thanks @JennyJ @didyw
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    @B3. Did you do your penstemon cuttings in water? 
    Always works for me. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I don't remember. Probably. I usually do @Lyn
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    A healthy penstemon  :) which peatfree compost did you use? TIA.
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Sylvagrow
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    Thanks @B3. I used peatfree compost from HB this year for some of my tomatoes. Unfortunately that compost was weedkiller contaminated. Next year, I'll go for sylvagrow.
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I've found the bags consistent and pleasant to use  - this year. Hopefully next year will be as good.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    If they want it to catch on I think they need to bring the price down,  they leave an ingredient out and charge 5 times as much for it.
    Looking on the net I can buy 5 bags of something else at the GC for the price of one of those.
    If I went to the place Melcourt recommended it would do more harm in pollution that buying form my local GC.  Its a day trip. 
    There must be some very rich people ,  maybe it’s just me but I couldn’t spend that on a bag of compost.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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