PENSTEMON TWIZZLE SCARLET PLUS
PENSTEMON TWIZZLE SCARLET SERIES

Twizzle is a fine choice for containers as well as the sunny border. It loves dry soil and doesn't mind poor fertility, heat, or other stresses. Quite drought-tolerant once established in the garden, Twizzle sets masses of 1- to 1½-inch tubular blooms that serve as sirens to every pollinator in the neighborhood.

70-80 cm) present small bell-shaped flowers in vivid scarlet. 2½ft (80cm) This stunning range has long spikes of graceful flowers on strong upright stems, much taller than other Penstemons. Winner of a Fleuroselect Gold Medal for 2017.

PENSTEMON TWIZZLE SCARLET SERIES

has taller flower stems than the existing varieties on the market while preserving the natural elegance of wild Penstemon. Penstemon barbatus, Twizzle Series Twizzle Scarlet Penstemon barbatus, Twizzle Series Twizzle Scarlet Beard-Tongue. Sow seeds in fall for earlier spring blooms, or start indoors in late winter for first-year summer blooms. Penstemon barbatus Twizzle Scarlet This first year flowering perennial from Van Hemert & Co. Let it self-sow in your garden or collect the seeds in fall and plant them wherever you want an injection of summer-long color!įourth, it's versatile. the Fleuroselect Gold Medal Genus: Penstemon Species: barbatus Variety: Twizzle Scarlet Item Form: (P)Pkt of 25 seeds Zone: 4 - 9 Bloom Start to End: Mid Summer - Early Fall Habit: Upright Seeds Per Pack: 25. This means the plant will come true from seed. Twizzle Scarlet Penstemon Seeds - Flowers - First-year FloweringWinner of Europes highest seed honor, the Fleuroselect. Second, it has a new habit: half the foliage of older varieties and twice the length of flowering stem! This means you get longer, more elegant wands for the vase without sacrificing an inch of plant size! And still, it's compact enough to put in containers. Twizzle Scarlet Beard Tongue has masses of beautiful spikes of scarlet tubular flowers with white centers rising above the foliage from early summer to early. This in itself would be enough reason to put Twizzle at the top of your list: no more waiting around a whole vernalization period for blooms! The little scarlet flowers are crammed so tightly along lengthy stems, the bees and butterflies can't even empty out all the nectar! barbatus) flowers the first year from seed. we know, it's a cliche, but in this case it's true! Please give Twizzle a go! Here's why:įirst, this Beard-lip (the species is P. With Twizzle, Van Hemert & Co has successfully managed to create a brand new variety that has longer flower stems than the cultivated varieties currently on the market.Recipient of Europe's highest seed award, Twizzle is a breeding breakthrough extraordinaire! If you try only one new flower from seed this year. And it’s won a Gold Medal from Fleuroselect, the Europe-wide flower seed trialling organisation. We tend to think of penstemons as large-flowered and blowsy, but the first of a new series derived from the American native Penstemon barbatus is rather different. Penstemons are part of the foxglove family and native to North America however Europe has traditionally been far more active in the hybridization of these tubular-flowered beauties. Penstemon ‘Twizzle Scarlet’ is a prolific new first-year flowering perennial. Twizzle, a true star turn for the summer and autumn garden. Attracting bees and hummingbirds, this perennial brings back wildlife to the garden. 70-80 cm) présentent de petites fleurs rouge. Les épis de cette variété semi-haute (env.

PENSTEMON TWIZZLE SCARLET PLUS

Consumers will love this beauty because it adds height and colour to patio containers and annual/perennial borders. Créée par Van Hemert & Co, cette vivace fleurissant dès la première année possède une plus haute tige que les variétés déjà commercialisées, tout en préservant l’élégance naturelle du Penstemon sauvage. The strong, low maintenance plants truly stand out on the bench and will look wonderful in inspirational plant combinations. Twizzle offers a wide sales window as it can be sown in spring for the summer season or in autumn for a spring crop. Twizzle Scarlet new Penstemon barbatus Article number: 32462. Growers will see the benefits of this seed-grown Penstemon barbatus which can be marketed as a premium plant in large pots (12-18 cm). In addition to the striking red colour, the jury especially noted the new plant habit and superb flowering performance during the first year, therefore awarding this new Penstemon barbatus a welldeserved 2017 Gold Medal. This award is only given to varieties that truly excel in innovation, beauty, use and overall performance in the Fleuroselect trials.

A Gold Medal signifies a breakthrough in breeding.

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