Penstemon Blackbeard PP 30052 Agastache starting for us in mid-March

starting for us in mid-March with abundance of blue-lavender flowers

sweetly fragrant flowers

The grey-blue heavily ripped leaves and small closely-set teeth make this stunning 2' tall x 3' wide conversation piece look more like a cross of an agave and a bromeliad

toftiae is an North American native endemic soapwort

hibiscus-like flowers with unique swirled petals that never manage to fully open

Penstemon Blackbeard PP 30052 Agastache starting for us in mid-MarchPenstemon '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.