Penstemon

Meet Penstemon—our go-to perennial for effortless, months-long colour. Also known as beardtongue, these elegant spires carry bell-shaped blooms from early summer right into the first frosts, filling the gap after your tulips and alliums fade and keeping borders buzzing with pollinators. Their neat, upright habit suits mixed beds, cottage gardens and smart containers alike, and the palette—soft blushes to rich plums and vivid cerise—plays beautifully with salvias, grasses and late dahlias.

Penstemons are wonderfully undemanding: plant in free-draining soil, give them sunshine and a light dead-head, and they’ll reward you with repeat flower after flower. Tough, reliable and floriferous, they’re exactly the kind of “low effort, high impact” plant we love to pair with bulbs for a seamless season of colour. Explore our range and find your perfect Penstemon.