Looks like Penstemon digitalis, perhaps the cultivar 'Husker Red'

Hi Planto, Sounds like you have a plant that is not the one some of us were suggesting. Could be, it is from another grower, not Optimara. Diana, I have Little Hopi Girl II, it is definitely a mini and came from a florist locally who gets them from O and only sells minis. Were you going to order one for yourself? I bought three of them. It is a very strong plant. One died because the florist did not take care of it. After the other two finished blooming, I put them into larger pots, not knowing that is not recommended for a mini. Each of the other two promptly developed three crowns, so I separated them. I gave three to my club members and sent one away to a new home. I kept the other two, which are now blooming again. The club liked it and ordered some for themselves, but one had solid purple blooms on one side and the deep pink with fantasy on the other side. Anyway, I would recommend it, as a strong plant. If mine develop multiple crowns again, will let you know. It looks much better as a single crown plant and was not blooming when it had three heads. My theory is that because the two separated crowns are from the same plant, they have the exact same bloom cycle. The blooms when closed are dark purple, but when they open, the pink is dominant. By the way, regarding the photo that you i.d. for Planto, could it be another O, such as Rebecca, that has a deeper color? The photo on my monitor is a darker blue. Or do you know if it is only Manitoba that has the little dent at the top? Interesting about the little notches, will have to notice more on one I have that I think is Manitoba when it blooms again. Joanne This post was edited by fortyseven on Sun, Apr 6, 14 at 22:58

Sometimes people are not diligent in cutting off the branches that may grow below the graft on the rootstock. Then you get the bloom from the rootstock along with the bloom from the graft. They don't always bloom at the same time. That may be one reason why you have seen two colors on your plant. The pink from the rootstock and white from the hybrid graft. The use of fertilizer may enhance bloom color, but the lack of it does not change color from pink to white. randy

I think that is normal, mklady. I have a big white mum in one of my beds. It always starts out yellow and only turns pure white when it is in full bloom. Then it goes through pink and finally to purple (where it is right now) before everything falls off. It made me really nervous the first year but now I kinda enjoy the show.