Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon gairdneri Hook. sect. Penstemon |
Synonyms | Penstemon hians (Piper) I.M.Johnst. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 100-1800m |
Description | finely and densely cinereous, leaves numerous, linear, flowers in simple raceme, corolla outside glandular hirsute, 14-22mm long |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | bluish purple, pink |
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 , Washington) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
gairdneri oreganus A.Gray, Syn. Fl. Amer., ed. 2. 2(1): 441 (1886)
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