Penstemon Dark Towers PP 20013 Fatshedera Although it's tough as nails

Although it's tough as nails

If you grow this near a male aucuba

yellow-throated flowers

Average moisture levels are great

The clumps are topped with 2' spikes of lavender flowers that delight hummingbirds in late summer

Penstemon Dark Towers PP 20013 Fatshedera Although it's tough as nailsFrom Nebraska's Dale Lindgren, who brought us many excellent penstemons including Penstemon 'Husker Red', we are glad to share the newest and best of his work, Penstemon 'Dark Towers'. This hybrid of Penstemon 'Husker Red' and Penstemon 'Prairie Splendor' resulted in a plant that resembles Penstemon 'Husker Red' except for being much more sturdy and having dark purple foliage so thick it appears tetraploid. From May through June, the 2' tall flower