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PENSTEMON x QUARTZ® ROSE 'Novapenros'
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:: Scrophulariaceae :: PENSTEMON :: hybrid :: QUARTZ® ROSE 'Novapenros'

Type of products available: 1/0A7
Protection : COV in progress

Main asset

Blooms continuously 6 months per year, very good resistance to drought, bright dark pink color with clear pink inside. Clusters are "self-cleaning" (the flowers fall alone before fading once pollinated by bees).

Remarks

Prune back above the ground at the start of vegetation (mid-April), then simply remove occasionally the wilted spikes.

The Penstemon Quartz® are a new American selection from Star Roses and Plants® (groupe Ball Horticultural Company), composed of robust upright varieties, highly branched from the base, with very abundant flowering continuously from June to the first frosts. Large clusters of bells appear in late spring and continue until October.

Uses: Borders, perennial beds, rock gardens, slopes

Global caracteristics:

Type of foliage: semi-evergreen
Habit: bushy
Height: 50 cm x 60 cm
Growth: medium to fast
Flowering period: June to October

Shape and colours:

Foliage shape: lanceolated
Foliage colour: dark green
Foliage colour in autumn: yellow
Flowers shape: spikes of trumpets
Flowers colour: pink

Plantation:

Soil type: drained
Exposure: sun
Hardiness: - 15 °C (5 °F - USDA zone 7b)