penstemon 'Melting Candy'
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Melting Candy' (Ice Cream Series) is a bushy, semi-evergreen perennial to 80cm tall, with slender mid-green leaves and from summer to autumn, large, bright-pink tubular flowers with a white throat
Scientific classification
- Species
- penstemon 'Melting Candy' (Penstemon 'Melting Candy')
- Genus
- Penstemon
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
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- Toxicity
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Plant type
- 0.5-1 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Semi evergreen
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of penstemon 'Melting Candy'
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of penstemon 'Melting Candy'
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penstemon 'Melting Candy' care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer
Pruning
PruningDeadhead after flowering to maintain vigour and prolong flowering, then cut back to 15cm in winter
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by softwood cuttings in early summer or semi-hardwood cuttings in midsummer
Growing
GrowingPenstemon cultivation in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. In cold areas, protect plant overwinter with a dry winter mulch
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be subject to a downy mildew, grey moulds, powdery mildews and a fungal leaf spot
Pests
May be attacked by slugs, snails, aphids and leaf and bud eelworms
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