Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon osterhoutii Pennell sect. Coerulei |
Habitat | sagebrush wilding |
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 | tuft |
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 |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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