Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon albidus Nutt. sect. Cristati |
Synonyms | Chelone albida (Nutt.) Spreng. |
Penstemon teretifolius Fraser ex Nutt. | |
Penstemon viscidulus Nees | |
Habitat | american prairie |
Altitude | 300-1800m |
Description | finely cinereous, leaves oblanceolate or elliptic, to 10cm long, stem leaves not very reduced, inflorescence of few whorls, flowers 15-25mm long, staminodium hirsute |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | white, bluish, pale pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (Ontario ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , North Dakota , Nebraska , Oklahoma , South Dakota ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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