Palmer’s Penstemon Seeds

(48-60″ tall) Palmers Penstemon forms an evergreen mound of stemssporting pairs of prickly, gray-green leaves. The magic starts in early summer,when stems surge upward to become towering flower spikes with bulbous, lippedblooms in shades of pale pink (similar to snapdragons). Ideal as a dramaticfocal point that draws the eye even at a distance, Palmer’s Penstemon alsomerits a place along a path or near a patio, where you can enjoy the flowers’delightful scent and watch the hummingbirds as they hover to sip the sweetnectar. Palmer’s Penstemon is remarkably water-wise, durable, and verydrought-resistant. Plant it in full sun and very well-drained soil, as it wouldget in its native habitat in desert canyons and washes. Other names for thisdeer-resistant and rabbit-resistant plant include Palmer’s Beardtongue, ScentedPenstemon, and Scented Beardtongue.