Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants
Penstemon 'Midnight'
Penstemon 'Midnight'
Available Spring 2027
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Plants are dispatched in growing condition and may not be in full flower. If too tall to pack safely, we may cut them back — this helps them establish more quickly. Read our Mail Order FAQs.
Penstemon ‘Midnight’ bears tubular dark blue to purple flowers with pink-flushed throats on upright stems, above linear, lance-shaped glossy green foliage. This bushy, semi-evergreen perennial flowers throughout summer and well into autumn.
It grows well in sun or dappled shade in fertile, free-draining soil.
Hardiness: H4 (−10°C to −5°C). Hardy through most UK winters. Provide winter protection in colder inland, upland or northern gardens; plants in pots are more vulnerable to frost.
Height × Spread: 60cm × 60cm
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Plant Notes:
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Care Guide:
Deadhead regularly to encourage further flowering. Leave the top growth in place over winter to help protect the crown, then cut back hard in spring after the last frosts. Take soft-tip cuttings in early summer or semi-ripe cuttings in midsummer as insurance against winter losses.
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Good to Know:
Long flowering season.
Easy to grow in suitable conditions.
Pollinator-friendly. -