Half Pint® Pineleaf Penstemon

Penstemon pinifolius 'Compactum'

SKU #46633
4-9

Good to grow! 6

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Orange-red tube-shaped flowers are a magnet for hummingbirds and butterflies, blooming profusely above a tidy mound of soft, needle-like green foliage. A cultivated selection of an Arizona and New Mexico native, making it perfect for dry, hot, sunny spots. Great for areas with gravel mulch. Evergreen perennial.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Once established, water when very dry.
SIZE: Reaches 8 to 10 in. tall, 12 in. wide.

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Bloom TimeAll summer
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesAttracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Waterwise, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateModerate
Flower AttributesShowy Flowers
Landscape UseBorder
Design IdeasThis colorful perennial looks fabulous is a rock garden accented with boulders. Add it to a low-water street strip mulched with gravel. Pairs well with yellow-flowering plants and silver foliage.
Flower ColorRed
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsSpruce (Picea), Potentilla (Potentilla), Lavender Cotton (Santolina), Stonecrop (Sedum)
Care InstructionsProvide excellent drainage. Do not crowd; allow space between plants to provide maximum sun and heat. Water deeply, regularly in the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Drought tolerant once established. Deadhead flowers in late fall. Appreciates gravel mulch.
Details
Bloom TimeAll summer
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesAttracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Waterwise, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateModerate
Flower AttributesShowy Flowers
Style
Landscape UseBorder
Design IdeasThis colorful perennial looks fabulous is a rock garden accented with boulders. Add it to a low-water street strip mulched with gravel. Pairs well with yellow-flowering plants and silver foliage.
Flower ColorRed
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsSpruce (Picea), Potentilla (Potentilla), Lavender Cotton (Santolina), Stonecrop (Sedum)
Care
Care InstructionsProvide excellent drainage. Do not crowd; allow space between plants to provide maximum sun and heat. Water deeply, regularly in the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Drought tolerant once established. Deadhead flowers in late fall. Appreciates gravel mulch.

Retailers Near You

This plant may be available in these stores:

Due to the seasonal nature of plants, availability at your local garden center is not guaranteed. Give them a call before visiting.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.