Features
Characteristics
Plant Needs
About Creekside Champions™
Each Creekside Champion plant is hand-selected for its exceptional beauty, resilience, and proven garden performance. Grown with care by our family and backed by generations of expertise, these plants embody trust, quality, and the joy of cultivating something truly special. Confident, dependable, and naturally stunning — Creekside Champions™ are made to thrive. Family Grown. Proven Performance.
Penstemon 'Parade of Parrots'
Common Name: Beardtongue
Penstemon 'Parade of Parrots' makes an unforgettable statement in the garden with its strong, upright habit and spectacular display of richly saturated claret-colored flowers. Bold from top to bottom, this exceptional perennial produces sturdy stems capable of supporting an impressive abundance of blooms that rise dramatically above the foliage.
Beginning in early summer, tall flower spikes become covered in deep, wine-red blooms and continue providing color well into fall. The pigmentation is so intense that even the developing seed heads retain a beautiful blush of color, extending the plant's ornamental interest beyond its flowers. Reaching approximately 36 inches in bloom, 'Parade of Parrots' adds valuable vertical height and structure without requiring a large footprint in the garden.
Thriving in full sun, its healthy foliage and strong stems create a dependable foundation for its extraordinary floral display. Whether planted as a dramatic focal point, repeated throughout a sunny perennial border, or combined with contrasting grasses and flowering perennials, 'Parade of Parrots' commands attention throughout its remarkably long season.
Why it's a Creekside Champion™
Penstemon 'Parade of Parrots' stands apart for its incredible flower power, saturated claret coloring, and strong upright habit. Sturdy stems carry an enormous floral display from summer into fall, while even the seed heads retain hints of the plant's signature rich color. Its impressive 36-inch flower height adds vertical interest to the landscape, yet the foliage remains relatively compact and manageable. Healthy, vigorous, and anything but subtle, 'Parade of Parrots' delivers the bold color, dependable performance, and lasting garden presence worthy of a Creekside Champion.
USDA Hardiness Zones: 7–9
Exposure: Full Sun
Height: 14"
Width: 18"
Flower Height: 36"
Bloom Time: June–October
Characteristics
Plant Needs
About Creekside Champions™
Each Creekside Champion plant is hand-selected for its exceptional beauty, resilience, and proven garden performance. Grown with care by our family and backed by generations of expertise, these plants embody trust, quality, and the joy of cultivating something truly special. Confident, dependable, and naturally stunning — Creekside Champions™ are made to thrive. Family Grown. Proven Performance.
Penstemon 'Parade of Parrots'
Common Name: Beardtongue
Penstemon 'Parade of Parrots' makes an unforgettable statement in the garden with its strong, upright habit and spectacular display of richly saturated claret-colored flowers. Bold from top to bottom, this exceptional perennial produces sturdy stems capable of supporting an impressive abundance of blooms that rise dramatically above the foliage.
Beginning in early summer, tall flower spikes become covered in deep, wine-red blooms and continue providing color well into fall. The pigmentation is so intense that even the developing seed heads retain a beautiful blush of color, extending the plant's ornamental interest beyond its flowers. Reaching approximately 36 inches in bloom, 'Parade of Parrots' adds valuable vertical height and structure without requiring a large footprint in the garden.
Thriving in full sun, its healthy foliage and strong stems create a dependable foundation for its extraordinary floral display. Whether planted as a dramatic focal point, repeated throughout a sunny perennial border, or combined with contrasting grasses and flowering perennials, 'Parade of Parrots' commands attention throughout its remarkably long season.
Why it's a Creekside Champion™
Penstemon 'Parade of Parrots' stands apart for its incredible flower power, saturated claret coloring, and strong upright habit. Sturdy stems carry an enormous floral display from summer into fall, while even the seed heads retain hints of the plant's signature rich color. Its impressive 36-inch flower height adds vertical interest to the landscape, yet the foliage remains relatively compact and manageable. Healthy, vigorous, and anything but subtle, 'Parade of Parrots' delivers the bold color, dependable performance, and lasting garden presence worthy of a Creekside Champion.
USDA Hardiness Zones: 7–9
Exposure: Full Sun
Height: 14"
Width: 18"
Flower Height: 36"
Bloom Time: June–October