Plant name: Beardstongue
Botanical name:Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’
Suggested by: Stephanie McDonald, Veseys Seeds
Virtues: This 1996 Perennial Plant of the Year has unusual foliage and clear white flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds all season long.
Flower: Masses of white blooms on airy flower stalks.
Foliage: Rich bronze-red foliage.
Habit: 24 to 36 inches tall. (Does best in full sun and acid soil).
Season: Summer to frost.
Companions: Use ‘Husker Red’ as an accent plant or massed in borders.
What plants do you love? Horticulture wants to know
“I love Nicotiana langsdorfii. Tall with huge leaves and fragrant white flowers, it has (an) outstanding presence and will convert an ordinary garden to an extraordinary experience. (It’s) easy to grow: can be started from seeds in the spring. This plant needs no companions, it makes a statement all (on its) own.”
—sagezurich
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