Penstemon 'Dakota Burgundy' - Beardtongue (Photo courtesy of TERRA NOVA Nurseries, Inc.)

Perennials

Penstemon digitalis 'Dakota™ Burgundy'

Beard Tongue

Penstemon 'Dakota Burgundy' features lovely lavender flowers on glossy, purple-black leaves. Shorter and more compact than most penstemons. Tough and long-lived perennial loved by hummingbirds!


Plant near your vegetable garden to attract native bees to pollinate your tomato and pepper plants!

Beard Tongue Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Do not tolerate having wet feet over winter!

Height:

12-14 in

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Spread:

12-14 in

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Hardiness Zone:

3 - 8

Characteristics & Attributes for Penstemon digitalis 'Dakota™ Burgundy'

Exposure
• Sun
• Partial Shade
Soil Moisture Preference
• Dry
• Average
Attracts Wildlife
• Hummingbirds
Season of Interest (Flowering)
• Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage)
• Spring
Attributes
• Great Foliage
• Border or Bed
• Mass Planting
• Container
• Specimen
• Cut Flower
• Focal Point
Foliage Color
• Purple
Great Companion Plants for Penstemon digitalis 'Dakota™ Burgundy'
Beebalm Beebalm (Monarda bradburiana )
Pale Coneflower Pale Coneflower (Echinacea pallida )
Shasta Daisy Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum superbum 'Becky')
Meadow Sage Meadow Sage (Salvia nemorosa 'Rose Marvel')
Tall Bearded Iris Tall Bearded Iris (Iris germanica 'Summer Olympics')
Similar Plants to Penstemon digitalis 'Dakota™ Burgundy'
Beard Tongue Beard Tongue (Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red')
Beardtongue Beardtongue (Penstemon barbatus 'Pristine Blue')
Beardtongue Beardtongue (Penstemon barbatus 'Pristine Deep Rose')
Beardtongue Beardtongue (Penstemon barbatus 'Pristine Lilac Purple')