North Tonawanda, NY (Zone 6a) | June 2011 | positive
This is the third year growing P. murrayanus in the ground in a totally exposed slightly raised bed in full sun ( zone 6 western NY). It...Read More has come back beautifully each year. The winter of 2011 was probably more like zone 5 but it didn't disappoint me in spring. Some organic matter was added when it was originally planted to increase drainage in our normally heavy clay soil. The plant was purchased online from Bustani Plant Farm in OK. No special treatment, drought tolerant and the deer and rabbits haven't bothered it at all.
The information on this beardtounge was good, but a little thin. I monitored stands of this species for 4 years in central Texas, and am...Read More also familiar with sites in Oklahoma, Arkansaw, and Louisiana. This plant grows in sandy soils, generally near pine or oak forests. It's common name is Cupleaf Penstemon, due to the the the cupped pairs of bracts fused at the stalk below the paired blossoms of red. This plant can be grown from seeds or devieded rootstock.
This is the third year growing P. murrayanus in the ground in a totally exposed slightly raised bed in full sun ( zone 6 western NY). It...Read More
The information on this beardtounge was good, but a little thin. I monitored stands of this species for 4 years in central Texas, and am...Read More