Re: Penstemon barbatus/ now Husker's Red
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- Subject: Re: Penstemon barbatus/ now Husker's Red
- From: b*@catskill.net (Isabelle Hayes)
- Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 11:33:00 -0400
Dear Gene:
Thanks for the clarification;
the flowers are white, but maybe there's a hint of lavender, I'll have to
take a closer look, if the bees will let me;
in the fall I'm going to pick up the ones by the front door and move them
where there's not so much traffic;
by the way, I got the seeds from a commercial vendor.
Isabelle
>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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