Exposure • Sun

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant

Nature Attraction • Hummingbirds • Butterflies

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Foliage • Summer

Bloom Color • White • Apricot

Attributes • Good Cut Flowers • Drought Tolerant • Salt Tolerant

Water Requirements • Water weekly during dry spells

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Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'

Beardtongue

1996 Perennial Plant of the Year. Prized for its bronzy red foliage and dramatic spikes of tubular white flowers, this heat-tolerant cultivar is an excellent addition to the border or cutting garden. Attracts hummingbirds.

Penstemon (pen'-steh-mon)

Family: Scrophulariaceae · Common Name: Beardtongue

This large group has both low-growing and upright-growing plants. The tubular flowers are mainly red, pink or lavender, but some have yellow flowers. The flowers line the spikes, some nodding gently, others facing straight out. All need well-drained soil.