Twizzle is a fine choice for containers as well as the sunny border. Most of these bloom in late spring and early summer. It loves dry soil and doesn't mind poor fertility, heat, or other stresses. A very large group of plants indigenous to North America the varieties on our list are all hardy to zone 4 unless noted.
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. And it’s won a Gold Medal from Fleuroselect, the Europe-wide flower seed trialling organisation.
#PENSTEMON TWIZZLE SCARLET SERIES#
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. Sow seeds in fall for earlier spring blooms, or start indoors in late winter for first-year summer blooms. Penstemon ‘Twizzle Scarlet’ is a prolific new first-year flowering perennial.
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. This means the plant will come true from seed. 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. 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! 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. 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. Recipient of Europe's highest seed award, Twizzle is a breeding breakthrough extraordinaire! If you try only one new flower from seed this year.
Uses: Beds,Border,Containers,Cut Flowers,Outdoor Resistance: Cold Hardy,Disease Resistant,Drought Tolerant,Heat Tolerant Moisture Requirements: Dry,Moist, well-drained 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.Winner of Europe's highest seed honor, the Fleuroselect Gold Medal! Genus: Penstemonīloom Start to End: Mid Summer - Early FallĪdditional Characteristics: Award Winner,Bloom First Year,Butterfly Lovers,Easy Care Plants,Evergreen,Flower,Free Bloomer,Hummingbird Lovers,Long Bloomers Die halbhohen Bltenstiele der Staude (etwa 70 bis 80 cm hoch) zeigen hbsch glockenfrmige Rachenblten in lebhaftem Scharlachrot. hat lngere Bltenstnde als alle anderen Penstemon-Sorten im Markt - und hat sich doch den ursprnglichen Charakter und natrlichenCharme der Wildstaude Penstemon bewahrt. 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. Diese bereits im ersten Jahr zuverlssig blhende Staude von Van Hemert & Co. Twizzle, a true star turn for the summer and autumn garden. Attracting bees and hummingbirds, this perennial brings back wildlife to the garden. Consumers will love this beauty because it adds height and colour to patio containers and annual/perennial borders. The strong, low maintenance plants truly stand out on the bench and will look wonderful in inspirational plant combinations.
Features: Product Code: PEN 011 : Price Options: 100 £ 8.65: Qty £ 0.00. Twizzle offers a wide sales window as it can be sown in spring for the summer season or in autumn for a spring crop. Bred to be first year flowering, yet still resembling the elegance of the wild penstemon. 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. Small, bell-shaped, vivid scarlet flowers on taller flower stems than the other varieites. A Gold Medal signifies a breakthrough in breeding. Pot Size: 1-Gallon, 2-Gallon Vernalization: Not required.
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