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Author Message   Gardenfiend  My Weather Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 02:11 pm:    Penstemons are hard to come by here. So many of them aren't hardy, and most of the hardy ones offered in nurseries aren't very showy. This is an example: it's small and sprawly. The big one everyone has is Husker's Red. But I think there are many other attractive ones available in America that are hardy at least to zone 6. Aren't there? Gardenfiend - Germany, Zone "6-7"   Fbonsailady  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 07:04 pm:    Haven't seen that one before Mara. I was a bit disappointed with Huskar's Red, doesn't perform in my garden like the others do. If you go down the Forum List to 07-16-03 you can see the ones that I grow here in the UK. All are hardy here, I know I'm a zone higher than yourself, but I never cut down the previous years growth until the following April/May when all risk of frost has gone, seems to help them survive better. Kath Zone 8b UK   Gardenfiend  My Weather Posted on Friday, June 11, 2004 - 03:18 am:    Kath, thanks for the link. It was very interesting to read. It seems the situation in America isn't so very different from here. I had P. digitalis a few years ago. It certainly is hardy enough, but I didn't find it particularly attractive, so chucked it out. I think I will see about getting Osprey and Sour Grapes and just try my luck. Marie, last year you wrote you had planted some new penstemon. How have they come along? Gardenfiend - Germany, Zone "6-7"

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