The Gardener's Guide To Growing Penstemons

Most are easy to grow and propagate and a large number of them are ideal for perennial and mixed borders while some make excellent plants for raised beds, part-shade situations, rock gardens and patios. The shorter alpine types present more of a challenge to the gardener but new techniques for growing them successfully, and new forms which demand less specific conditions, are now becoming known. The extraordinary range of colour provided by the genus combined with their ability to flower over a long summer period compounds the appeal of this fascinating and collectable plant.

Penstemons are in vogue at the moment, and with good reason: they flower in an amazing range of colors and most bloom for long periods without fussing. This volume covers penstemon botany, history, cultivation, propagation, pests and diseases, and companion plants, as well as surveying species and offering an encyclopedic listing of cultivars. Contains color photos. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.