American Beauties Native Plants Penstemon Digitalis Husker Beardtongue Perennial 1-Size Container red Flowers

Penstemon digitalis `Husker red` perennial plant of the year in 1996, this easy to grow, easy care American beauties winner performs in the garden despite you! Distinctive with its deep red to purple-red foliage, It emerges from the ground in the spring garden with stiffly upright stems that contrast markedly with the developing greenery around it. These stems form a narrow upright clump that tops itself with buds as late spring approaches. Snowy white, tubular flowers with just a hint of pink emerge in early June & continue into July delighting the neighborhood hummingbirds & butterflies with their nectar & delighting you with a color show that changes by the min while seed heads provide food for cardinals & finches in fall & winter. 'Husker red' Is drought tolerant & shrugs off poor, sandy soils without missing a performance beat in any sunny to partial shade garden.