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 The Penstemon 'Prairie Dusk', Penstemon barbatus, has tall vivid purple tubular blooms and dark green leathery foliage. Blooming in early summer, it has a plant height of 30" and a spread of 12-18" The foliage on 'Prairie Dusk' is beautiful all year long. It is best to plant Penstemon in a full sun location, having a moist, well-drained area. Being drought tolerant, 'Prairie Dusk' looks great in a perennial border, in a naturalized setting or for cuttings. Hummingbirds and butterflies love this perennial, not to mention being deer resistant. Penstemon - Prairie Dusk |
 The Penstemon 'Husker Red', Penstemon digitalis, is one of the most popular Penstemon in its family. Being Perennial of the Year in 1996, one can see why. Best known for its maroon-red foliage, the white flowers make a wonderful contrast. Blooming in early summer, it has a plant height of 3' and a spread of 12-18" It is best to plant Penstemon in a full sun location, having a moist, well-drained area. Being drought tolerant, 'Husker Red' looks great in a perennial border, in a naturalized setting or for cuttings. Hummingbirds and butterflies love this perennial, not to mention being deer resistant. Penstemon - Husker Red |
 The Penstemon 'Pikes Peak Purple', Penstemon x mexicale, has constant small, violet-purple flowers that bloom all summer long with narrow, lance-shaped evergreen foliage. 'Pikes Peak Purple' has a plant height of 15" and a spread of 12" It is best to plant Penstemon in a full sun location, having a moist, well-drained area. Being drought tolerant, 'Pikes Peak Purple' looks great in a perennial border, in a naturalized setting, in rock gardens or for cuttings. Hummingbirds and butterflies love this perennial, not to mention being deer resistant. Penstemon - Pikes Peak Purple |
 The Penstemon 'Red Rock', Penstemon x mexicale, has constant small, bright, rich, magenta flowers that bloom all summer long with narrow, lance-shaped evergreen foliage. 'Red Rock' has a plant height of 15" and a spread of 12" It is best to plant Penstemon in a full sun location, having a moist, well-drained area. Being drought tolerant, 'Red Rock' looks great in a perennial border, in a naturalized setting, in rock gardens or for cuttings. Hummingbirds and butterflies love this perennial, not to mention being deer resistant. Penstemon - Red Rocks |
 The Penstemon 'Prairie Splendor' has large flowers of white, rose, lavender and pink with narrow, lance-shaped evergreen foliage. The flowers only last for about four weeks in midsummer but defiantly don't want to be missed. 'Prairie Splendor' has a plant height of 26" and a spread of 18-24" It is best to plant Penstemon in a full sun location, having a moist, well-drained area. Being drought tolerant, 'Prairie Splendor' looks great in a perennial border, in a naturalized setting, in rock gardens or for cuttings. Hummingbirds and butterflies love this perennial, not to mention being deer resistant. Penstemon - Prairie Splendor |
 The Penstemon Rocky Mountain Blue, 'Penstemon strictus', has elegant bluish purple spikes of tubular flowers that lend a touch of formality to the dry flower garden. Rocky Mountain Penstemon enhances the garden twelve months of the year. The exquisite blue flower spikes are followed by graceful seed pods. In winter, evergreen basal rosettes turn from green to reddish purple, shrugging temperatures well below zero. Rocky Mountain Blues start blooming during the first hot days of early summer and continue for several weeks.Penstemon prefer full sun and light shade. Water regularly and do not over fertilize. Plant in the spring, 3 to 4 weeks before the last average frost date or in late fall. The Rocky Mountain Blue are used for wildflower plantings, borders and as cut flowers. They also attract butterflies. Penstemon - Rocky Mountain Blue |
 The Penstemon 'Mystic', 'Penstemon 'Mystica', is a new Penstemon, similar to 'Husker Red'. This Penstemon has light lavender-pink blooms. It should be planted in full sun to light shade in a well drained area. 'Mystic' is an all year bloomer that starts with bronze rosettes of foliage in early spring then produces numerous bronze stems over a long period in early summer. With a plant height of 28-32", 'Mystic' is more elegant than other Penstemon in its family. A major attractor to butterflies and hummingbirds. If you love Penstemon 'Husker Red', don't miss out on this variety. Penstemon - Mystica |
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