| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon osterhoutii Pennell sect. Coerulei |
| Bibliography | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 358 (1920) |
| Native Range | Colorado |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1600-2700m |
| Description | leaves glabrous, blue-grey, sharply mucronate, ovate, lower leaves to 12cm long, upwards smaller, inflorescence racemose, flowers with long tube, staminodium uncinate |
| Size | 20-75cm |
| Color | lavender-blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | 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 | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) |