General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 12 - 18 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Rose
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Alpine Gardening
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 1999 Plant Select Winner
Child plants: one child plant

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Red Rocks®
Cultivar name: 'P008S'
Common names
  • Beardtongue
  • Penstemon
  • Pride of the Mountain

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Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-06-15
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2017-06-18
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-06-12
Location: My Garden, Arvada, Colorado
Date: September
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-06-25
Location: Georgia, USA
Date: Late Spring
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2013-10-22
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-29
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-05-24
 - Many plump buds promise a good long bloom season.
Location: my garden, Zone 7b, NC
Date: 2012-05-12
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-05-26
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-05-24
Location: Corner rock garden
Date: August
Location: my garden NC
Date: 2011-10-22
Location: NJ
Date: 2012-06-19
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-11-29
Covered in frost

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-05-24
Location: In bud, my garden NC zone 7b
Date: 2012-05-05
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-06-24
Location: western Oregon
Date: 2016-02-21

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
Location: Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI
Date: 2013-05-15
Location: Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI
Date: 2013-05-15
Location: Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI
Date: 2013-05-15
Location: Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI
Date: 2013-05-15
Location: Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI
Date: 2009-05-08

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-12-30
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI
Date: 2009-05-08
Location: Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI
Date: 2009-05-08
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Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Apr 3, 2013 10:33 PM concerning plant:
    I love growing Red Rocks in my garden for the hummers, bees, and myself to enjoy.
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