Bejeweled® 'Lavender Sapphires' Bearded Penstemon (Penstemon barbatus) | Proven Winners® New Variety 2027

Bright and breezy, ‘Lavender Sapphires’ lights up the garden with blooms that blend rosy purple and lavender blue in every flower. Tough and reliable, it takes summer heat, sticky humidity, and winter cold in stride, keeping the color coming all season long. Plant it in full sun and enjoy a carefree, drought-tolerant perennial that stays clean and healthy—and watch the hummingbirds flock to its nectar-rich flowers.

• 16-18 inches tall and 20-24 inches wide at maturity
• Hardy in zones 4-8, be sure to check your USDA zone to ensure success
• Plant in full sun (6+ hours daily)
• Space plants 20-24 inches apart for best results
• Produces rosy purple flowers with lavender blue tips during early summer
• Maintains dark blue-green foliage spring to fall
• Great for borders, cut flowers, focal points, mass plantings, naturalizing
• Attracts bees, hummingbirds and resists disease
• Native to North America, drought tolerant, heat tolerant, salt tolerant
• Perennials shipped Nov-Apr will arrive dormant; perennials shipped Apr-Oct will arrive green or in bloom

Care: Fertilize with Proven Winners Continuous Release Plant Food in spring. Mulch lightly in the winter.

Shipping Info:

• Enjoy free shipping on orders over $175
• Size at shipping varies by season, plant, and trimming schedules
• Quart perennials are 5-8 in tall and 6 months to 1 year old at shipment
• Trade Gallon perennials are 6-14 in tall and about 1 year old at shipment
• 1 Gallon perennials are 6-24 in tall and about 1 year old at shipment

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