Dakota™ Burgundy Penstemon (PENSTEMON DAKOTA BURGUNDY) - 1 gallon

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If you want a perennial that brings high-contrast drama without the high-maintenance headache, the Dakota™ Burgundy Penstemon (Penstemon digitalis) is a stellar choice for your flower beds. This hardy beauty stays compact, reaching about 1 foot tall and wide, making it an excellent fit for the front of a border or a decorative container. Its deep, wine-purple foliage provides a stunning backdrop for the clusters of lavender-pink, trumpet-shaped flowers that emerge in early summer, much to the delight of local hummingbirds. Plant this one in full sun to ensure those dark leaves stay rich and vibrant. One of the reasons I recommend it so often is its sheer grit; it handles our mountain heat and poor soils with ease, and its bitter-tasting foliage ensures it is generally ignored by browsing critters. It is a tough-as-nails native relative that looks like a refined garden aristocrat.

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