Garden Design Husker Red Penstemon
It is equally at home in wild gardens at the edges of meadows and prairies.
Garden design husker red penstemon. On display from late spring through early summer this penstemon grows vigorously to 30 36 in. It s mid june and beardtongue is a little more than halfway through bloom here in zone 6a. This perennial is a super showy native that will grow beautifully in most any garden.
Hyacinth jan bos or woodstock pattys plum poppy daffodilsscatter cramer s plum love in a mist. Position plants so that taller plants are in the center or background of the landscape design and shorter plants in the foreground. Many gardeners don t think about penstemon in the garden and perhaps they should.
For such a showy foxglove like flower it does surprisingly well in dryland. May 31 2020 dark towers improved. 28 32 tall x 15 18 wide.
2 to 3 feet. I don t use beardtongue as often as i should but every year when it comes into bloom i can t figure out why. Husker red beardtongue may be the perfect perennial.
Another variety with colorful foliage husker red features striking maroon red leaves that rival the bronzy purple foliage of palace purple heuchera. I planted these groupings of beardtongue in a landscape with a crimson theme. Try with veronica eveline.
Late spring to early summer. Penstemon foxglove beardtongue husker red penstemon. Our plants are grown from breeder dale.