Grow guide
How to grow Penstemon Husker Red Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'
- Type
- Penstemon
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–8
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 150–210 days
- Spacing
- 18″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Very hardy
- Sowing
- Start indoors, then transplant
- Start indoors
- 8 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Deadhead As needed
Notes
1996 Perennial Plant of the Year; maroon foliage with white-pink tubular flowers in late spring; seed-grown plants may not hold the signature foliage color.
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