General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 20 - 25 inches
Plant Spread: 20 inches
Flowers: Showy
Other: Upright, bushy habit
Flower Color: Lavender
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadhead faded flower stems to ensure more flowering throughout the season
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PPAF

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Trade name information:
Series: Cha Cha™
Cultivar name: 'Cha Cha Lavender'
Common names
  • Border Penstemon
  • Pride of the Mountain
  • Penstemon

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Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-07-12
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-06-19
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-06-19

Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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