Penstemon Smallii - Violet Dusk is a smaller penstemon that will grow to about 2 feet and have multiple stalks of violet flowers filling the stalks, the flowers resemble snapdragons in their shape The vivid green leaves have purple veins running through them. This is more an upright small bushy plant. Long blooming flowers will draw all of the pollinators to this plant including Hummingbirds, Butterflies and Bees. Easy to grow and lover of Full Sun and drier soil. Great for containers or borders.
Penstemon Smallii was named as the 1984 North Carolina Wildflower of the Year. I also read that the specific epithet and common name was given in honor of John Kunkel Small (1869-1938). Small was a taxonomist, researcher and botanical explorer who specialized in the flora of the southeastern United States.
 
                  25+  seed per pack     
 
Planting Zone 4 – 8
 
Full Sun
 
Height: Up to 2 feet tall
 
Width: up to 1 1/2 feet wide
 
Attracts Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
 
Deer and Rabbit Resistant
 
Drought Tolerant
 
I urge anyone buying seed to do their homework on germination, I have not raised and cannot raise many of these plants as I am sub-tropics here in St Augustine, Florida. All seed are NOT alike!  There are so many different factors in germination and not doing a search is throwing your money away. I want everyone to be successful when growing your flowers from seed it is the most rewarding experience in Gardening and you can do it, if you give the seed what it needs to grow. I always check 3 sites of info to choose how I will go about it. It is not hard to do, if you do it right!
SEED GERMINATION TIP!!!!!!!
ONLY GERMINATE A SMALL PORTION AT A TIME.
DON'T PUT ALL YOUR MONKEYS IN A BARREL.
Good Luck and Happy Planting!!!!