Once you have located the suitable variety and purchased your seeds, there are a few things you need to know. A bee collecting pollen from a penstemon flower - Busybee-cr/Getty Images First ...

In early spring, plant the seeds directly in your garden or in containers ... Once established, pineleaf penstemon is drought- and poor-soil tolerant (but likes a little deep watering during ...

BREEDING: In July or August, adult butterflies lay a cluster of 10 to 100 eggs on the New Mexico penstemon, a beautiful plant endemic to the state's Sacramento Mountains. Larvae hatch and begin ...

The tall western penstemon is part of a genus of plants commonly known as “beardtongues.” Its vivid purple-blue flowers, perched high atop its unusually long stems, make a distinctive and beautiful ...

Some varieties, like Penstemon digitalis ... Dig a small hole to plant the seed up to a half-inch deep — consult the seed packet for your variety's specific needs — and keep the soil moist ...