Penstemon 'Margarita BOP'


Common name(s): beardtongue


Description: perennial; found as a chance seedling in the early 1980s by Las Pilitas Nursery of California and thought to be a hybrid of P. heterophyllus and P. laetus; "BOP" is in reference to "bottom of porch" where the original plant was found. Low, evergreen foliage and long-blooming blue-violet flowers from summer into autumn. 


Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.


Position: full sun and lean, well-draining soil


Uses: ornamental, to attract pollinators


Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below


Drought: adapted to 4 months of summer drought