Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon bracteatus D.D.Keck sect. Coerulei |
Habitat | dry rocks and scree |
Altitude | 2100-2500m |
Description | leaves entire, carnose, 1-3cm, obovate, orbiculate, obtuse, flowers 14-16mm, inflorescence short, staminodium apically barbate |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | blue, violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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