Skip to product information
Penstemon barbatus Rock Candy 'Blue' – Garden Penstemon
$7.95
Details
Penstemon barbatus Rock Candy 'Blue' (syn. 'Novapenblu') – Border Penstemon, Garden Penstemon, Beard Tongue
A stunning semi-evergreen perennial perfect for borders, rock gardens, and containers! This exceptional plant from the Rock Candy Series is compact with bold colors that are "sweet as candy, tough as nails!" From spring through fall, beautiful bell-shaped bluish-purple blooms with white striped throats appear on compact flower spikes, creating a spectacular display that attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to your garden. With its exceptional tolerance for drought, heat, deer, and fire, this reliable performer is perfect for low-maintenance landscapes and makes an excellent cut flower.
Key Features:
- Semi-evergreen perennial
- Drought, heat, deer, and fire tolerant – perfect for low-maintenance gardens
- Rock Candy Series: compact with bold colors – "sweet as candy, tough as nails!"
- Bell-shaped bluish-purple blooms with white striped throats from spring-fall
- Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to your garden
- Excellent for borders, rock gardens, along walkways, pots, and cut flowers
- Compact flower spikes provide extended color
- Long blooming season
Growing Details:
Height: 12 inches | Spread: 12 inches
Exposure: Sun to part shade | Water: Dry
Bloom time: Spring-fall | Bloom color: Bluish-purple with white striped throats
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9
PP #27,786
Shipping + Returns
We process orders quickly and ship plants with care to ensure they arrive healthy and ready to thrive.
Most orders ship within 3–5 business days (may be longer during peak season).
Because we work with live inventory, some plants may become unavailable or not meet our quality standards at the time of fulfillment. When this happens, we may issue store credit (preferred), a refund, or offer a suitable substitution.
To help you get the best shipping value, we recommend ordering 3–4 plants or more per shipment.
For full details, please review our full shipping & delivery details.