| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon lentus Pennell sect. Coerulei |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1300-2600m |
| Description | leaves glabrous, thick, dully green, broadly spathulate, lower leaves to 10cm long, upwards smaller, inflorescence open, with compact whorls, flowers without lines |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | blue, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy 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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
lentus albiflorus D.D.Keck, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 23: 616 (1940)
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