| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon speciosus Douglas ex Lindl. sect. Glabri |
| Synonyms | Penstemon deserticola Piper |
| Penstemon kennedyi A.Nelson | |
| Penstemon pilifer A.Heller | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 300-3300m |
| Description | leaves thick, rigid, glabrous, oblanceolate to lanceolate-ovate, to 15cm long, stem leaves sessile, inflorescence lax, verticillate, anthers glabrous, flowers 26-38mm long |
| Size | 7-65cm |
| Color | bluish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Oregon , Washington ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada , Utah) |
| 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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