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Penstemon 'Rocky Mountain'

Penstemon strictus

Price: $2.68

SKU: 40000381

Rocky Mountain Penstemon is a perennial plant native to the Rocky Mountain region, thriving in pinyon-pine, sagebrush, and aspen-conifer communities at elevations up to 9,500 feet. It blooms from early to mid-summer, showcasing numerous purple flowers on tall stalks. This plant prefers well-draining soil and full sun or light shade. Rocky Mountain Penstemon is excellent for pollinator gardens, beds, borders, and rock gardens, attracting honey bees and wild bees. It is also very drought-tolerant. Each packet contains 0.1 grams, which is about 100 seeds.

The Victory Seed Company does not advocate medical self-diagnosis or self-medication. Reference to the medicinal properties of plants are described here for educational and historical purposes only and are not to be construed as a prescription, prognosis or diagnosis for any disease or illness. As with any remedies or medicines, you should consult your personal health care provider before using.

Sow outdoors 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date or in late fall. If starting indoors, do so 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost, as seeds germinate best in cooler soils around 55°F. Expect germination in 14 to 35 days. Plant seeds at a depth of ⅛ inch, spacing them in groups of 3 every 18 inches. Once seedlings reach 2 inches tall, thin them to one plant every 18 inches.

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