Penstemon 'Dark Towers' ~ Dark Towers Beardtongue-ServeScape
Penstemon 'Dark Towers' ~ Dark Towers Beardtongue-ServeScape
Penstemon 'Dark Towers' ~ Dark Towers Beardtongue-ServeScape
Penstemon 'Dark Towers' ~ Dark Towers Beardtongue-ServeScape
Penstemon 'Dark Towers' ~ Dark Towers Beardtongue-ServeScape
Penstemon 'Dark Towers' ~ Dark Towers Beardtongue-ServeScape
Penstemon 'Dark Towers' ~ Dark Towers Beardtongue-ServeScape
Penstemon 'Dark Towers' ~ Dark Towers Beardtongue-ServeScape

Penstemon 'Dark Towers'

Dark Towers Beardtongue

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Dark Towers Beardtongue is a herbaceous perennial with dramatic glossy deep bronze-purple foliage and sturdy upright black stems.  Airy panicles of small orchid pink tubular flowers with flaring ends bloom in mid summer.  Grows best in partial sun and dry to medium well-drained soil.  Drought and heat tolerant.

Type: 

Perennial

Origins:

P. 'Husker Red' x P. 'Prairie Splendor

Height: 

2.5' - 3'

Spread: 

2’ - 2.5'

Spacing: 

2.5'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

3 - 8

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Pink

Season of Interest: 

Spring, Summer

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  No serious pests or diseases.  Root rot can occur in poorly-drained soils.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Rock Gardens, Xeriscape Gardens, Naturalized Areas, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Purple Coneflower, Little Bluestem, Giant Hyssop

IMAGE: Photo(s) courtesy of TERRA NOVA® Nurseries, Inc., Penstemon ‘Dark Towers’

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown

Penstemon 'Dark Towers' ~ Dark Towers Beardtongue-ServeScape

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