{"product_id":"rose-rhinestones-penstemon-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Rose Rhinestones Penstemon - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eRose Rhinestones is a bearded penstemon with deep rose-pink tubular flowers, darker and redder than the pink types. It blooms from late spring into early summer on a compact, dense plant about 14 to 16 inches tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrong stems hold the flowers over lance-shaped, dark blue-green leaves that look good all season. It needs sun and drainage, tolerates drought, heat and humidity, and is very cold hardy. Hummingbirds are frequent visitors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlender, upright stems carry many narrow, tubular flowers about an inch long in deep rose pink with a reddish tone, slightly flared at the mouth and held along the upper half of each stem. Leaves are lance-shaped, smooth and dark blue-green, forming a dense basal clump. The plant forms a compact, upright clump about 14 to 16 inches tall and 20 to 24 inches wide. At peak bloom many rose-pink spikes rise evenly 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 deep rose-pink 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 Deep rose pink\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 Compact, upright clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14–16 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 Late-May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-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":67723989221672,"sku":"GLLF-PER-277A22A1-72","price":815.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/rose-rhinestones-penstemon.jpg?v=1790865083","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/rose-rhinestones-penstemon-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}