Electric Blue Beardtongue
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Electric Blue Beardtongue highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Mature Height
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Growth RateMedium
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Pollinator Friendly
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Fragrant
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Bloom PeriodSummer
Growing Zones 6-9
Electrify your garden beds and borders! The Electric Blue Beardtongue (Penstemon heterophyllus 'Electric Blue') is a hummingbird, bee, and butterfly-friendly wand-like bloom and these highly-saturated blooms stand up and stand out among any other plants in the landscape! The purple blush at the stems sets off the vivid bright blue of the blooms!
Growing to 18 inches in height, the electric blue color of these plants more than makes up for their size! Spreading to a foot-wide mound of wonderfully beautiful foliage. Well-branched plant with striking color! Blooming through early to late summer, these vibrant flowering spikes have perfectly-shaped blooms to entice pollinators galore! You'll be stealing a few for your summer bouquets for sure!
Electric Blue Beardtongues are very hardy throughout USDA growing zones 6 through 9 and are reliable, long-lasting perennial blooms. Low water usage perennials, Penstemon are great xeric plants that are highly adaptable to a wide range of conditions! Usually, these perennials are rabbit and deer-resistant, unless these creatures are really desperate.
Planting and Application:
Beardtongue are incredible pollinator garden and cutting garden plants! Include in a Rock Garden or amp up a Cottage garden with vibrant color and happy butterflies and Bumble Bees! Sized for containers and planters so you can keep these bright blue blooms close to your sunny porch or patio! Add a hummingbird feeder and a birdbath, making your garden the corner market for feathered friends!
Evergreen in some warmer hardiness zones, Penstemon foliage looks great even when not in bloom! So use as low edging, along pathways, and of course, filling voids year-round in mixed perennial borders. Plant in winding rows or evenly spaced groupings to maximize the effect of this bright color!
Electric Blue is an upscale way to add shocking color to a modernized Prairie installment and meadow planting! And you'll knock the neighbor's socks off with an en mass swath or border of these incredible plants! Update a Pollinator garden or Wildflower garden and attract all the pollinator's attention! The native form of this plant is a larval Host Plant for many types of butterflies and moths!
- Bright Blue Blooms & Purple At The Stem
- Gorgeous Foliage Mounds
- Small-Sized Xeric & Very Easy-Care
- Pollinator-Friendly & Attracts Hummingbirds
- Specimen, Rock Gardens, Borders & Container Plants
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Herbaceous perennial Penstemon does best in full sun and in well-drained soil conditions, preferring average soil types on the lean side. Provide regular water during their first year, but once established, these perennials are wonderfully drought-tolerant and waterwise. Mulch around their crowns well and deadhead after bloom to prevent seeding and to clean up the mounds. Trim all foliage down late fall after frost, and divide every few years to maintain the vigor of the crown.
- Full Sun Blooms
- Average to Low Fertility
- Well-Drained Soil & Appreciates Mulch
- Regular to Low Moisture
- Xeric & Drought-Tolerant Once Established
- Deer & Rabbit-Resistant
Easy care Electric Blue Beardtongue is a shockingly bright blue Penstemon with purple highlights and evergreen foliage! Pollinator and Hummingbird heaven is now available at Nature Hills!
