Penstemon 'Dark Towers' PP20013 (25) plants
Common Name: Beardtongue (because sterile stamen has a tuft of small hairs).
Zones 3 to 8.
Full sun.
Plants reach 36 inches tall and 30 inches wide.
Growth rate: Moderate, erect herbaceous clump-forming perennial.
Foliage emerges wine purple and keeps its color through the summer heat. Masses of pink flowers emerge in early to midsummer, depending on your zone.
Penstemons are very drought tolerant perennials that are easy to grow in average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soil. Root rot can occur in wet, poorly-drained soils. Soil fertility need only be average, but a light mulch in winter is recommended. Rarely bothered by insects or diseases.
When planted in mass, Penstemons make a tremendous color statement attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. Attributes: flower borders, cut flowers and foliage, drought tolerant, mass plantings, salt tolerant and easy to grow.
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