Rock Candy® Purple Penstemon Live Plant | Penstemon barbatus 'Rock Candy Purple' | Beardtongue Pollinator Perennial

Bring vibrant color and pollinator activity to your garden with Rock Candy® Purple Penstemon, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its rich purple tubular flowers, compact upright habit, and long blooming season. Penstemon barbatus 'Rock Candy Purple' is a hardy perennial that adds striking beauty to borders, rock gardens, containers, and pollinator landscapes. With proper care, it may produce blooms under suitable growing conditions.

Penstemon barbatus 'Rock Candy Purple' thrives in full sun and well-draining soil. Its nectar-rich blooms attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees throughout the growing season, while its compact growth habit makes it an excellent choice for smaller gardens and mixed perennial plantings. Once established, it is both heat and drought tolerant.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown Penstemon barbatus 'Rock Candy Purple' starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 Penstemon barbatus 'Rock Candy Purple' Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Rich purple tubular flowers
• Compact upright growth habit
• May produce blooms under suitable growing conditions
• Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees
• Excellent for pollinator gardens
• Ideal for borders, rock gardens, and containers
• Long blooming season
• Heat and drought tolerant once established
• Easy-care perennial
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Penstemon barbatus 'Rock Candy Purple'
• Common Name: Rock Candy® Purple Penstemon
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Full sun
• Growing Media: Well-draining sandy or loamy soil
• Water: Water regularly during establishment, then allow the soil to dry slightly between waterings
• Humidity: Average outdoor humidity
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 5–9
• Mature Size: Approximately 16–20 inches tall and 12–18 inches wide, depending on growing conditions

🌼 Perfect For

• Pollinator Gardens
• Hummingbird Gardens
• Butterfly Gardens
• Rock Gardens
• Cottage Gardens
• Perennial Borders
• Container Gardens
• Gifts for Gardeners