General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 18 inches
Plant Spread: 18 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Hot Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP23,089

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Trade name information:
Series: Riding Hood
Cultivar name: 'Riding Hood Hot Pink'
Common names
  • Pride of the Mountain
  • Penstemon

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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-05-28
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Location: My Garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2014-05-22
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2013-09-21
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-04-06
Location: Denver Metro CO
Taken at a Lowes big box
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: June 5, 2013
Taken at a lowes big box
Location: Indiana  zone 5
Date: 2016-05-14
Location: My Garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2014-05-22
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Location: My Garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2014-05-22
  • Uploaded by Joy

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