Garden Design Husker Red Penstemon

Husker red s combination of burgundy foliage and tall spikes of abundant white flowers make this 1996 perennial plant of the year a garden standout.

Garden design husker red penstemon. On display from late spring through early summer this penstemon grows vigorously to 30 36 in. Husker red is a versatile garden perennial as a specimen or as a cut flower. Tall 75 90 cm and 15 18 in.

One of the neatest perennials in our garden is husker s red penstemon penstemon digitalis. 2 to 3 feet. Uncategorized by dave.

It is equally at home in wild gardens at the edges of meadows and prairies. Wide 37 45 cm and adds lovely vertical lines to the landscape. I planted these groupings of beardtongue in a landscape with a crimson theme.

Holds color better during summer heat and has pinker flowers. Not so from us. Many nurseries have since propagated the plant from seed not cuttings resulting in many husker red plants lacking the deeply colored leaves of the original.

Many gardeners don t think about penstemon in the garden and perhaps they should. 1996 perennial plant association plant of the year. Husker s red penstemon in the garden.

Husker s red has reddish foliage that adds color to the garden during the growing season but it also blooms prolifically for several weeks in the spring. Our plants are grown from breeder dale. Husker red is a selected cultivar of penstemon digitalis an adaptable and easy to grow garden perennial native to the eastern half of north america.