From the Waterwise plant sale in 2018
Added several more in 2022 and 2023 from High Country Gardens
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The flowers are tiny, and so far not very profuse, but light catches them in a way that highlights them from inside the house as I sit in the den.
The two little plants started blooming in late May. They are doing well but need to spread and bulk up.
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Expectations:
This is a tiny, low, red flowered beardtongue with very fine needle-like foliage. It is supposed to be evergreen.
This is a tiny, low, red flowered beardtongue with very fine needle-like foliage. It is supposed to be evergreen.
'Compact' stays small and tidy, but needs some room around it to spread a bit. It doesn't like crowding. It wants lean soil and little water.
Experiences:
I planted two in the red volcanic rocks in the front triangle, and they should be good for these small spots.
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| May 17, 2020. Starting to bloom in mid May |
The two little plants started blooming in late May. They are doing well but need to spread and bulk up.
Specimens at the Santa Fe Botanical garden and in pictures show a plant covered densely in bright red.
I eventually had enough to divide a clump, and in 2022 I put the division between the two blue-leaved lambsears at the front of the potting bench curve near the moss rocks. I like the contrast of foliage colors and forms.
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| Mid June 2023. The white bordered iris is gone and I need to trim the lambsear to allow space for the penstemon |
In 2022 and 2023 I planted several around the outer ring of the birdbath circle. It will be a couple years before they bulk up enough to show.
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| Mature pineleaf penstemon in a friend's garden 2023 |