| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon fruticiformis Coville sect. Spectabiles |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 900-2100m |
| Description | glaucous, leaves sessile, lanceolate to linear, truncate, entire, obtuse or acute, thyrsus interrupted, cylindrical, 8-30cm, corolla urceolate, 22-28mm long |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | blue, rose |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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. (California) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
fruticiformis amargosae D.D.Keck, ibid.
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