Midnight Masquerade® Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis ‘Midnight Masquerade’ PP29,603
36–40″ tall; 28–32″ wide
Zone 3
Full sun
Original price was: $22.$17.60Current price is: $17.60.
Midnight Masquerade® penstemon is a striking perennial known for its deep burgundy-purple foliage that sets the stage for vivid lavender flower spikes in early to mid-summer. Its upright, clump-forming habit provides strong structure in borders, pollinator gardens, and mixed perennial beds, offering bold color even when not in bloom. The tubular flowers are highly attractive to bees and hummingbirds while remaining deer resistant. This penstemon thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, showing excellent drought tolerance once established. Its rich foliage color and dependable performance make Midnight Masquerade® a standout choice for modern and water-wise landscapes.
Throughout this site, the following are used as guidelines for watering established plants:
These truly xeric plants can live with our 12 inches of natural annual precipitation and only need a winter watering during a multi-year drought, but they will thrive with a monthly watering. Overwatering will kill some of these. These plants are adapted to intermittent deep
watering with soil drying to a depth of a few inches between waterings. Watering frequency may be every couple of weeks during the active growing season and maybe only one winter watering for optimal care. These plants need regular watering somewhat like a bluegrass lawn so that
they never dry to depth in the root system during the active growing season, and need occasional winter watering to prevent root dessication and resultant plant
death. About sizes of our plants:
Sizes indicated with a # are roughly the equivalent in gallonage; so a #2 is about a 2 gallon pot size; b&b stands for balled and burlapped.