| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon hirsutus (L.) Willd. sect. Penstemon |
| Synonyms | Chelone hirsuta L. |
| Penstemon latifolius Hoffmanns. | |
| Penstemon longifolius Scheele | |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 10-200m |
| Description | hirsute, leaves lanceolate or ovate, the basal sparsely dentate, flowers crowded in dense panicle, tubular, staminodium densely barbate |
| Size | 30-80cm |
| Color | pale whitish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained 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
Eastern Canada (Ontario , Québec ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Delaware , Kentucky , Maryland , Tennessee , Virginia , District of Columbia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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