{"product_id":"penstemon_whippleanus","title":"Penstemon whippleanus, Whipple's Beardtongue","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhippleanus is a native Rocky Mountain perennial sub-shrub, deep eggplant-purple in bloom, frosted with fine cilia, silvery in the sunlight. An occasional cream, lavender, deep blue, or white flower will surprise. Clusters of tubular flowers with a pouting lower lip arrive and persevere through July, August, and September; tolerant of a bit more water than many Penstemon.  Appreciates afternoon shade in lower elevations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have to thank Lt. Amiel Whipple's transcontinental railroad survey for allowing John Bigelow, a member of Whipple's team, to find this Penstemon in 1853 in the New Mexico mountains near Albuquerque.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMature size: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e Up to 24 in tall x 12-18 in wide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinimum temperature: -30° F\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dancing Oaks Nursery","offers":[{"title":"3 qt - no shipping","offer_id":43938555152,"sku":"8\/8\/26 Shop display","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1518\/9342\/products\/perennials-penstemon-whippleanus-whipple-s-beardtongue-1.png?v=1579809635","url":"https:\/\/dancingoaks.com\/products\/penstemon_whippleanus","provider":"Dancing Oaks Nursery and Gardens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}