| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon palmeri A.Gray sect. Spectabiles |
| Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
| Altitude | 800-2800m |
| Description | glabrous, glaucous, leaves thick, petiolate, sharply serrate, inflorescence subsecund, whorls numerous, flowers pedicellate, calyx glandular-hirsute, corolla 2-4cm long |
| Size | 30-90cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , 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
palmeri eglandulosus D.D.Keck, ibid.
palmeri macranthus (Eastw.) N,H.Holmgren, Brittonia 31: 105 (1979)
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