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Penstemon Esprit Mix
Fully 2 inches wide, these blooms are packed along lengthy, sturdy stems.
One of the best for cutflowers.
One of the largest-flowered and most colorful Penstemons yet, Esprit Mix offers a range of pink-, red-, and purple-toned blooms with crisp white eyes. Blooming the first year from seed if started early, it can be raised as an annual everywhere it isn't hardy, and is quite drought-tolerant once established in the garden.
Esprit Mix offers 2-inch tubular blooms crowded along tall, very long-lasting stems. In flower the plant reaches 24 to 30 inches high in the sunny garden, a magnet for butterflies and bees. Native to the Great Plains, this happy-go-lucky perennial loves dry soil and doesn't mind poor fertility, heat, or other stresses.
Spreading about a foot wide, Esprit Mix is a fine choice for containers as well as the sunny border. The foliage is silvery-green and held well below the blooms, in neat rosettes. Evergreen in mild climates, this is a hardy native plant you shouldn't miss! Pkt is 100 seeds.
| Genus | Penstemon |
| Species | grandiflorus |
| Variety | Esprit Mix |
| Bloom Season | Mid Summer - Mid Fall |
| Habit | Upright |
| Zone | 3 - 8 |
| Plant Height | 24 in - 2 ft 6 in |
| Plant Width | 12 in |
| Bloom Size | 2 in |
| Item Form | Seeds |
| Additional Characteristics | Bloom First Year, Butterfly Lovers, Easy Care Plants, Evergreen, Free Bloomer, Hummingbird Lovers, Long Bloomers |
| Bloom Color | Light Purple, Mix, Pink, Red, White |
| Bloom Season | Fall, Summer |
| Foliage Color | Medium Green, Silver/Gray |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Moisture Requirements | Dry, Moist, well-drained |
| Resistance | Cold Hardy, Disease Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant |
| Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy, Poor |
| Uses | Beds, Border, Containers, Cut Flowers |
