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Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red' |
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| Common name |
foxglove beardtongue |
| Family |
plantaginaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
white (June) |
| Size |
2' |
| Light |
sun |
This burgundy-leaved cultivar is notorious for having true strains that maintain their color well, and seed-grown strains that don't do quite so well. Our specimen is probably in the latter class - as you can see in the photo, at blooming time the leaves are more green than burgundy. But heck, the flowers are pretty enough!
Our plant has proven to be quite long-lived - it was among the first inhabitants of our side garden, some eight years ago. Over the years, as its neighbors grew in bulk, it almost got elbowed into oblivion, when I noticed its plight and relocated it to our driveway bed, a better match for its stature. It's been happy there for the past few years.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: driveway bed Read about all the penstemon species in our garden About my plant portraits
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Last modified:
November 18, 2006
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