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Penstemon 'Dark Towers'

 

 

  • Likes Full Sun!
  • Easy to Grow!
  • Hardy!

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Limited Supply. Penstemon 'Dark Towers' boasts glossy bronze-red foliage topped with masses of pink flowers in July and August. Tolerates high heat and humidity. Compared to 'Husker's Red' this beauty is taller and has much darker foliage which stays darker. Nice masses of large pink flowers emerge from July through August in open clusters. Dale Lindgren of University of Nebraska created this ultra-hardy form, pink flowering form.

Growing Tips

Penstemon 'Dark Towers' is a great plant for mixed beds and borders. It requires average garden watering.

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Type:

Perennial

Sun/Shade:

Full Sun to Part Sun

Bloom Color:

Pink

Foliage Color:

Purple

Hardiness Zone:

3 - 8

Height:

30-32 inches

Spread:

28-32 inches

Benefits:

Truly Heat Tolerant

Drought Tolerant

Good Cut Flowers

Deer Resistant

Rabbit Resistant

Attracts Wildlife:

Attracts Hummingbirds

 
 
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