Penstemon 'Pensham St James'

Conservation Plant - HPS Number P216

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Introduced: 2020
By: Worcestershire Group

Date added to the website: 9th Jun 2023
Date updated on the website: 7th Nov 2023

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Conservation Scheme information for Penstemon ‘Pensham St James’

ID: P216
Introduced: 2020
By: Worcestershire Group
Reason: Raised by Edward Wilson on his nursery in the village of Pensham, near Pershore, Worcestershire. One of the Pensham series that are stronger and hardier than some penstemons.
Verified by: Plant was originally sold by a school in Malvern to raise money for charity. Plant matches the breeders description (registered in 2000).
Description: Bold, large flowered, perennial plant.
Dimensions: 90cm x 90cm
Flowers: Long flower spikes carrying striking dark red flowers with a darker streaked throat.
Foliage: Broad mid-green lanceolate foliage. Semi-evergreen.
Soil: Any well-drained soil.
Aspect: Full sun or part-shade
Pests: Slugs and snails may damage young or weak foliage in spring.
Cultivation: In cold areas protect with a dry winter mulch and delay cutting back until late spring when no risk of frost.
Propagation: Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer or semi-ripe cuttings in midsummer.

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10 linked publications

Shade Monthly January 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly January 2016

Shade Monthly February 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly February 2016

Shade Monthly – Special Epimedium Edition by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly – Special Epimedium Edition

Making the most of polypodiums in the garden by Helen Picton
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 1 Spring 2024

Flora study trip to Nepal by Misako Kasahara
Publication: KBBS
Edition: Flora study trip to Nepal

Flora study trip to Nepal by Misako Kasahara
Publication: KBBS
Edition: Flora study trip to Nepal

American gardens – Missouri and New York City by Chris Taylor
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 1 Spring 2024

Agapanthus and the Love Hate Relationship by Janet Sleep
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 24: Autumn 2009

A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen by Hannah Hall, George Ryan, Dr Alastair Culham and Evita Kypraki University of Reading
Publication: KBBS
Edition: A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen

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On a Chalk Hillside June 2023 – Developing our garden

Plant of the Month October 2016

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Penstemon ‘Pensham St James’

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