Looking Ahead to Spring

Penstemon barbatus Twizzle Purple (2017) Vibrant purple flowers present a new color among penstemons. Twizzle Purple was evaluated as a first-year flowering perennial by judges who were impressed with the upright habit and superb flowering. A North American native cultivar, it blooms profusely with many tubular flowers on long slender stalks. Full sun; dryish soil; 23–35 inches tall and 12–18 inches wide.

Salvia nemerosa ‘Blue By You’ (2023)

This meadow sage produces rich blue flowers that appear up to two weeks earlier than similar perennial salvias. With excellent winter hardiness and heat tolerance, ‘Blue by You’ has repeat blooms from late spring through fall when deadheaded. While it attracts hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies, pesky deer and rabbits avoid it. Full sun; 20–22 inches tall and 18–22 inches wide.

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