| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon cardwellii Howell sect. Erianthera |
| Bibliography | Fl. N.W. Amer.: 510 (1901) |
| Native Range | Oregon to Washington |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 400-1900m |
| Description | leaves glabrous, shortly petiolate, elliptic, 15-35mm long, obtuse, inflorescence racemose, glandular-hirsute, flowers 30-38mm long, outside glabrous, in mouth ca. 1cm wide |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | bluish violet, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Penstemon fruticosus ssp. cardwellii (Howell) Piper |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |
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