Botanical Name: Penstemon 'Firebird'
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Common Name: Firebird Penstemon  
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Water Saving Tip:

Apply as little fertilizer as possible.

If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial, Annual

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Red

 

Flower Season

Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Susan Frommer

  • Description

  • Notes

Firebird penstemon has spectacular red flowers arranged along tall flower spires. The hybrid penstemons are less cold hardy than other penstemons, but are useful as annuals due to their long seaason of bloom. Add them to perennial borders to fill in dull spots, or use them in containers. Grows 2 to 3 feet tall and 12 to 15 inches wide. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds; deer and rabbit resistant.