Penstemon ‘Myddelton Gem’
Synonym: Penstemon ‘Myddelton Red’
Description:
Raised by Wallace & Co, Colchester, Essex before 1905 and said to be a favourite of E.A Bowles after whose house it was named. It has been described as a bedding type with small carmine-rose flowers. Listed by John Forbes of Hawick in 1911. Forbes was once the largest breeder of Penstemon in Europe, if not the world at that time.
Threat Status:
Threatened In Cultivation
As assessed by the Plant Heritage Threatened Plants Programme. For more details see www.plantheritage.org.uk/conservation/threatened-plants/
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