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What's your favorite red penstemon?

thane
16 years ago

I'm looking for a high-quality penstemon cultivar that will offer flowers of a true red. Like, primary color red.

I have one that was sold as 'Firebird' that seems ideal: the flowers are huge and abundant, and it keeps reblooming. When I did a web search I found that other cultivars are often sold as 'Firebird', including 'Ruby', which doesn't look like it's quite the right red. So now I'm all confused.

I also found a site that said 'Firebird' is only good for about 2 years. I know penstemons are short-lived, but I also know that some cultivars do fine for 3-5 years or more in the right conditions.

So... Is there a true-red, floriferous, reblooming, longer-lived penstemon?

Thanks!

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