Dee's Gardens
Common Name
Stiff Beardtongue
Botanical Name
Penstemon "Husker Red"
Zones
3,4,5,6,7,8
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Water Needs
Average to Low - Drought Tolerant
Soil
Rich very well drained
Height
18"
Spread
12-15"
Critter
Attracts hummingbirds
Other
Penstemon should be grown in very well
drain soil of average fertility.
Plant Size
 
 
 
Penstemon 'Husker Red' has white trumpet
shaped flowers on thin spikes that bloom
prolifically in early summer.  This variety has
red flushed foliage making it a beautiful plant
even when not blooming.  Beardtongue are
drought tolerant, easy to grow and rarely
bothered by insects or diseases.  Nice cut
flower.