I picked up five quarts of these California native plants in July of last year from Mad River Gardens Nursery in Eureka, CA. They made it through the winter AOK and are filling in nicely. There are lots of different colors of penstemon – I’m planning on picking up a variety of colors from another nursery in April.
Tag information: Penstemon heterophyllus – ‘Electric Blue’ – California native with brilliant gentian blue flowers May – September. Attracts butterflies. Drought tolerant. Zone 6-9. Full sun. Height 24″.
I made a trip to Green Thumb in Ventura and picked up three more gallons of Electric Blue.
More tag information: Penstemon ‘Electric Blue’ – Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Electric Blue,’ commonly known as Foothill Beard tongue, is a perennial herb native to California’s coastal mountain ranges and the northern Sierra Nevada foothills. This cultivar is celebrated for its intense blue tubular flowers, which bloom profusely from late spring through summer, attracting hummingbirds and butterflies. The plant forms upright, branching stems that can reach up to 1 meter in height, with narrow, lance-shaped green leaves, It thrives in full sun and well-drained soils, exhibiting drought tolerance once established. ‘ Electric Blue’ is suitable for USDA Hardiness Zones 7 to 10 and is an excellent choice for rock gardens, borders and native plant landscapes.
I also picked up this pink variety (below), grown by Native Sons.
