Penstemon tenuis Philippines The macabre

The macabre

I'll never forget when I first saw this amazing plant during a trip to Michigan's Walters Gardens

This cross involved Agave flexispina and xMangave 'Jaguar'

The terminal clusters of violet flowers

surrounded by a purple velvet band at the tip and base of the petals

Penstemon tenuis Philippines The macabreWe have been thrilled with the performance of the Southeast US (Arkansas through Texas) native, Gulf Coast beard tongue. For us, the robust Penstemon tenuis forms a tight mass of rosettes that give rise in early spring to dozens of 30" tall upright stems, each laden, starting for us in early May, with light purple, bell shaped flowers. Although a moist streamside marsh native in the wild, Penstemon tenuis is adaptable to an array of garden soils, all