Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon anguineus Eastw. sect. Penstemon |
Synonyms | Penstemon minor (A.Gray) D.D.Keck |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 600-2000m |
Description | stems glabrous, basal leaves ovate to elliptic, serrate or dentate, stem leaves 2-4-pairs, sessile, oblanceolate, dentate, thyrsus interrupted, whorls 3-10, corolla 13-18mm |
Size | 10-65cm |
Color | blue, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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