Penstemon digitalis the plant's cultivars is named Husker Red because of its red foliage that has white or bluish-pink flowers. The Perennial Plant Association chose the Husker Red cultivar of "Penstemon digitalis" as the 1996 Perennial Plant of the Year. The author of the book "Perennial All-Stars" described Husker Red as "a stunning flowering perennial" and that "you can easily see why the Perennial Plant Association chose this perennial above all others". Husker Red was named after the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The other cultivar, Mystica, is green at first and then later changes to red in the fall. There is a hybrid of
Where Do We Go from Here? (1945 film) cuts were made in his proposed score for "Where Do We Go from Here", most of his work with Ira Gershwin remains, including a lengthy mock-opera bouffé aboard Columbus' ship during which the crew threatens to mutiny. Co-stars June Haver and Fred MacMurray met while working on this film, and were later married. "Where Do We Go from Here?" has never been released on home video. A recording taken directly from the soundtrack of the film was released on LP (Ariel KWH 10) and a set of rehearsal recordings performed by Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin is currently available on