Scientific Name: Penstemon hybrida
Common Name: Penstemon
Hardiness Zone: 7a - 9b
Hardiness Degree: -10°F (-23.3°C)
Blooming Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn
Plant Habit: Upright
Characteristics: Attracts Bees, Drought Tolerant, Attracts Hummingbirds, Winter Interest (regional), Heat Tolerant, Low Maintenance, Frost Tolerant
Water: Light
Fertilize: Once a month
Spacing: 18 - 20" (46 - 51cm)
Height: 18 - 24" (46 - 61cm)
Width: 18 - 24" (46 - 61cm)
Exposure: Partial Sun
General Information: Mid-summer bloomers that attract hummingbirds, and will keep your garden exciting after the spring colors have faded away. Firebird produces from midsummer to early or mid fall, large, tubular-bell-shaped, scarlet-red flowers.
Vigorous and floriferous plant with reddish brown stems and dark green leaves. Large, trumpet-shaped, rich red flowers have a red throat that blends from pale pink to white at the base.