Penstemon baccharifolius 5b montana from the colder regions

montana from the colder regions of Japan

The 5' tall spikes open just as the foliage emerges in early May (NC) from light yellow buds to pure white flowers

both in the ground and in a container

I say strangely

quite stunning

Penstemon baccharifolius 5b montana from the colder regionsWe fell in love with the Texas endemic Penstemon baccharifolius back in the 1980s, but all our early attempts to grow it were met with failure, due to our lack of understanding its xeric (super dry) nature. In the wild, it grows in limestone crevices, so it's not advisable to even utter the word "water" in its presence. Once we built our crevice garden with near perfect drainage, rock beard tongue has become a long lived garden staple. Unlike many