Penstemon Blackbeard PP 30052 Rhodophiala This large

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This North American native perennial (from Minnesota south to Virginia) is found in moist prairies

The leaves are nicely patterned silver and green and the violet purple petals range from narrow to wide

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Penstemon Blackbeard PP 30052 Rhodophiala This largePenstemon 'Blackbeard' is another in the line of dark foliaged Penstemon digitalis hybrids a 2016 release from the Walters Gardens breeders. This cross of the North American native Penstemon digitalis and Penstemon calycosus has the darkest foliage on any such hybrid we've trialed. In spring, the new burgundy red foliage emerges from the 30" tall, very sturdy, upright, burgundy stems. As the leaves mature, their color changes to dark black purple.