Skip to Content Skip to Navigation
Menu

Rock Candy® Ruby Beard Tongue Penstemon barbatus

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
12" 12" 30cm 30cm
Height: 12"
Spread: 12"
Height: 30cm
Spread: 30cm
Proven Selections
  • Details

    12 - 12 Inches
    6 - 12 Inches
    12 - 12 Inches
    30cm
    15cm - 30cm
    30cm

    Features

    Compact variety that blooms in ruby with bell-shaped blooms on compact flower spikes. 

    Heat Tolerant
    Drought Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Hummingbirds

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    12 Inches 30cm
    Spacing: 
    6 - 12 Inches 15cm - 30cm
    Spread: 
    12 Inches 30cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Red
    Flower Shade: 
    Ruby
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Spring through Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses Notes: 

    Fits well at the front of a border, along walkways and in containers.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Best in full sun and well drained soils.

    Rock Candy® Ruby Penstemon barbatus USPPAF, Can PBRAF
Back to Top

Find plants you love and create idea boards for all your projects.

To create an idea board, sign in or create an account.