Beard-tongue 'Dark Towers' Penstemon 'Dark Towers' (PBR)

ABOUT
'Dark Towers' is a bushy, semi-evergreen perennial to about 75cm tall, with narrow, dark green leaves heavily flushed with deep red-purple . The tubular, two-tone pink flowers are produced in airy spires over along period from early summer to late autumn
About this plant
Names
Family
Plantaginaceae
Synonyms
beard-tongue 'Dark Towers'
Characteristics
Foliage type
Semi-evergreen
Height
0.5-1 metres
Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Hardiness zones
H4
Light
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Pruning
Deadhead regularly or, after flowering, shorten flowered stems by half to encourage further flowering. Cut back to just above new shoots, or lowest healthy leaves, in spring after frost has passed
Soil
SoilChalk, Loam, Sand
Suitable locations
Hardiness zone
Flower borders and beds Wall-side Borders Cut Flowers City & Courtyard Gardens Coastal Cottage & Informal Garden Patio & Container Plants
Propogation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, semi-hardwood cuttings in midsummer, or by division in spring
Pests
May be attacked by slugs, snails and chrysanthemum eelworms
Diseases
May be subject to powdery mildews