Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon carnosus Pennell ex E.H.Graham sect. Coerulei |
Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
Altitude | 1500-3000m |
Description | leaves glabrous, grey, 2-11cm long, lanceolate to ovate, flowers 16-20mm long |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | blue, pink |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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