| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb. sect. Penstemon |
| Bibliography | Fl. Rocky Mts.: 773 (1917) |
| Native Range | Colorado to Wyoming |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 1600-2600m |
| Description | leaves entire or denticulate, bright shiny green, glabrous, oblanceolate to elliptic, 3-10cm long, inflorescence dense, verticillate, flowers 10-15mm long |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | bluish violet, blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| 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, WYO Wyoming) |
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