Re: Penstemon barbatus/ now Husker's Red
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- Subject: Re: Penstemon barbatus/ now Husker's Red
- From: G*
- Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 08:33:28 -0400
- References: <199906301633.MAA02283@charliebrown.catskill.net>
Hello Isabelle,
I believe there may be some confusion here.
Penstemon digitalis Husker's Red has a lavender-white bloom... not red.
The red in the name refers to the foliage. During cool weather the foliage
is a good, deep, bronze-brown, red. Quite attractive. Watch for it to begin
loosing the green in the foliage this fall as it goes back to bronze. If you
can place it where it will get afternoon sun on the foliage during winter.
Very nice with sun highlighting the bronze.
Unless you are buying seed from a commercial house it is best to take
cuttings or divide. Penstemons can be variable and you could loose some of
these features when using seeds from someone's garden.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Isabelle Hayes <bhayes@catskill.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: Penstemon barbatus
> I actually grew penstemon from seed, which I started last year;
>
> this year, the plants grew tall and are now in bloom, with pretty white
> small flowers which the bees love;
>
> the catalog said these were penstemon husker's red, which is supposed to
> have red flowers and dark red leaves, but they turned out to have white
> flowers and green leaves;
snip.......
> Isabelle Hayes
>
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