Penstemon havardii Endangered Plants (aka: Iris dichotoma x Iris

(aka: Iris dichotoma x Iris domestica) This lovely strain of candy lilies (Pardanthopsis dichotoma x Belamcanda chinensis) is one we have grown in the garden for nearly a decade with numerous requests to share

thanks to the Sarracenia minor parent

we have found it equally well-suited to typical garden soil conditions

and are adorned in September and October with abundant and attractive fruit clusters (2-4 fruits each) that emerge green and age to purple black

it starts flowering in mid-March and continues into July

Penstemon havardii Endangered Plants (aka: Iris dichotoma x IrisBig Bend Beard Tongue is a Texas sized, rock garden perennial, whose flowering stalks in late spring can reach a staggering 6' tall. Native only to Texas prairies and savannahs, the compact evergreen rosettes are easy to miss, but the same can't be said for the flowering spikes of scarlet orange, which tower over the native grasses. The flowers are favorites of both bees and hummingbirds. Penstemon havardii is tolerant of both clay and sandy soils, as