Penstemon eatonii

Sturdy, hardy and a very early splash of colour. Eaton's or Firecracker Penstemon. Fromn the arid, mountain deserts of Western USA. Perennial herbs with some woody stems with attractive bright red flowers. From a wildflower site of USA.." There is so much to love about this beautiful perennial; it is hard to know where to start…. reddish-orange flowers, it attracts hummingbirds (if only), blooms winter through spring, is low-maintenance, drought tolerant and native to the desert." A coloniser plant, so best on well drained soils. Sun. Hardy.

Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons