Penstemon Midnight Masquerade - Three IB2DWs - First Spring - April 2024
One of the hidden gems from last Fall's planting sprint is going to be the three Midnight Masquerade Penstemons that I bought at the big box nursery end-of-season sale. I tucked them into the IB2DWs Conifer garden - along the property line. And, they didn't do much last year before going dormant. But, they appear to be semi-evergreen with the foliage sticking around in some form all Winter. This Spring, they have put on some new growth that is purple and green. See below for the current state of these three natives: This spot is loaded with biosolids, so I'll need to top the bed off with mulch this Spring to avoid some of that turf from coming back and/or to suppress weed pressure. And, cleanup the back edge of that bed while I'm at it. I'll also be watching these for height - with their plant tag saying they'll get 36 to 40 inches tall, so that back-of-bed location might be perfect.