{"product_id":"lavender-sapphires-penstemon-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Lavender Sapphires Penstemon - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eLavender Sapphires is a bearded penstemon with two-toned flowers: rosy purple at the base of each tube shading to soft blue-violet at the tips. Blooms cover strong stems in early summer on a dense, mid-size plant about 16 to 18 inches tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lance-shaped, dark blue-green leaves stay handsome all season. It is drought tolerant, handles heat and humidity, and is very cold hardy, so it suits sunny borders, rock gardens and naturalized areas. Hummingbirds and bees seek out the flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlender, upright stems carry many narrow, tubular flowers about an inch long, rosy purple at the base and shading to soft violet-blue at the flared tips, held along the upper half of the stems. Leaves are lance-shaped, smooth and dark blue-green, forming a dense basal clump. The plant forms a full, upright clump about 16 to 18 inches tall and 20 to 24 inches wide. At peak bloom the two-tone spikes create a purple-to-blue haze over the foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis penstemon shares lavender's need for full sun and sharp drainage, and its purple-and-blue spikes bloom alongside the first lavender flowers for a matched pollinator planting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun in well-drained soil; it tolerates drought once established and does poorly in wet, heavy ground, especially over winter. Hardy in zones 4-8. Cut flower stalks down to the leafy base after bloom to tidy the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penstemon barbatus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rosy purple with lavender-blue tips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark blue-green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full, upright clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16–18 in tall × 20–24 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderately resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Great\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67723980964136,"sku":"GLLF-PER-55E2F3D6-72","price":760.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/lavender-sapphires-penstemon.jpg?v=1790864934","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/lavender-sapphires-penstemon-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}