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Every Penstemon variety, A to Z
The complete Penstemon list, the genus most gardeners know as beardtongue — all 49 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Penstemon hub instead.
A2
- Apple Blossom BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis 'Apple Blossom'
- Aurora Foxglove BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis 'Aurora'
B3
- Beardtongue RondoPenstemon barbatus 'Rondo'
- Blackbeard BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis 'Blackbeard'
- Blue Springs PenstemonPenstemon heterophyllus 'Blue Springs'
C3
- Cherry Sparks PenstemonPenstemon x hybrida 'Cherry Sparks'
- Coccineus Scarlet BeardtonguePenstemon barbatus 'Coccineus'
- Cutleaf BeardtonguePenstemon dissectus
D2
- Dakota Burgundy BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis 'Dakota Burgundy'
- Dark Towers PenstemonPenstemon digitalis 'Dark Towers'
F2
- Firebird BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis 'Firebird'
- Foxglove BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis
G2
- Garnet PenstemonPenstemon glaber 'Garnet'
- George Home PenstemonPenstemon digitalis 'George Home'
H4
- Hairy BeardtonguePenstemon hirsutus
- Hidcote Pink BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis 'Hidcote Pink'
- Husker Red BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'
- Husker Red BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis 'Husker's Red'
K1
- Kissin' Kuzins BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis 'Kissin' Kuzins'
M1
- Midnight PenstemonPenstemon x gloxinioides 'Midnight'
O1
- Onyx and Pearls BeardtonguePenstemon x hybrida 'Onyx And Pearls'
P13
- PenstemonPenstemon x hybrida
- Penstemon barbatus Pristine Lilac PurplePenstemon barbatus 'Pristine Lilac Purple'
- Penstemon Cha Cha CherryPenstemon x hybrida 'Cha Cha Cherry'
- Penstemon Cha Cha LavenderPenstemon x hybrida 'Cha Cha Lavender'
- Penstemon cobaea Foxglove PenstemonPenstemon cobaea
- Penstemon Gloxinioides Fruit PunchPenstemon x gloxinioides 'Fruit Punch'
- Penstemon MesaPenstemon x hybrida 'Mesa'
- Penstemon Midnight MasqueradePenstemon x hybrida 'Midnight Masquerade'
- Penstemon pinifolius
- Penstemon Quartz RedPenstemon x hybrida 'Quartz Red'
- Penstemon Red RocksPenstemon x hybrida 'Red Rocks'
- Penstemon Rose ElfPenstemon barbatus 'Rose Elf'
- Pink Skyrocket BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis 'Pink Skyrocket'
R3
- Red Foxglove PenstemonPenstemon digitalis 'Arabesque Red'
- Red Hot PenstemonPenstemon x gloxinioides 'Red Hot Kissed'
- Rich Ruby BeardtonguePenstemon barbatus 'Rich Ruby'
S6
- Scarlet BeardtonguePenstemon barbatus
- Scarlet Queen PenstemonPenstemon x gloxinioides 'Scarlet Queen'
- Small's PenstemonPenstemon smallii
- Smooth BeardtonguePenstemon glaber
- Stapleford Gem BeardtonguePenstemon digitalis 'Stapleford Gem'
- Superb PenstemonPenstemon superbus 'Pink Form'
T1
- Thorn PenstemonPenstemon x gloxinioides 'Thorn'
U1
- Utah PenstemonPenstemon utahensis
W2
- White Wand BeardtonguePenstemon tubaeflorus
- Wine BeardtonguePenstemon x hybrida 'Wine'
#2
- 'Electric Blue' Foothill PenstemonPenstemon heterophyllus 'Electric Blue'
- 'Margarita BOP' Foothill PenstemonPenstemon heterophyllus 'Margarita BOP'
Penstemon list questions
How many Penstemon varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 49 distinct Penstemon varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Penstemon varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Penstemon varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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