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Is this a Penstemon?

HeartinthedirtHeartinthedirt Posts: 300
edited September 2022 in Plants
Bought this at GW Live in June, Penstemon Onyx and Pearls, beautiful flowers, as in first pic.  Thinking of taking some cuttings to propagate and it now doesn't look anything like that, nor the ones Monty was demonstrating in the clip I've just watched! Any thoughts? (No, not the rose peeping in on the left!)
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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    looks like one of the darker leaved Penstemon hybrids.
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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Yes maybe Dark Towers or Husker Red 

    Billericay - Essex

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  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    Looks like Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red Strain’ which I've got in my garden. Original flowers and lovely (semi-)evergreen foliage.

  • HeartinthedirtHeartinthedirt Posts: 300
    @Papi Jo, is yours hardy? I'm wondering what to do with it over winter? Have you ever propagated yours? Thanks
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  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    Yes, it's hardy. Too young yet for propagation.
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