Penstemon glaber - Beard tongue

Photos Penstemon glaber - Beard tongueTemperatures Penstemon glaber

continental : These plants prefer a sunny location, where they can enjoy direct solar rays even throughout the whole day,
These plants don't feel endangered by the cold weather, therefore they are grown as garden plants.

alpine : Let's grow the The Penstemon glaber in a sunny place, with direct solar light.
The Penstemon glaber is a garden plant, which doesn’t need to be protected during the hotter months.

mediterranean : Plant which needs a few hours a day of solar light.
Let’s plant the The Penstemon glaber in the garden, because it’s a garden plant, which can stand the cold.

Irrigation Penstemon glaber

continental : During this time of year very frequent watering is advised, even daily if the climate is very hot and dry; let’s try to keep the soil cool and damp. Irrigate every 10-11 days, during the evening or morning hours.

alpine : The Penstemon glaber should be watered regularly, to maintain the substratum slightly damp using 0-1 buckets of water; if the climate is very hot and there are scarce precipitations it might be necessary to water every 10-11 days, or more often than that.

mediterranean : We suggest watering often, trying to keep the soil slightly damp with 2-3 buckets of water, but avoiding excesses; the forming of water stagnations also harm those plants which love wetness, usually the frequency of watering is every 10-11 days.

Feed Penstemon glaber : Let’s add some organic fertilizer, or a slow release fertilizer to the soil of newly planted shrubs; let’s also check for nutritional lacking, which can be cured with specific fertilizations.


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