Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon secundiflorus Benth. sect. Coerulei |
Synonyms | Penstemon unilateralis Rydb. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1400-2900m |
Description | glabrous, grey-green, leaves entire, carnose, mucronate, oblanceolate to lanceolate, 2-7cm, inflorescence secund, flowers 15-24mm long |
Size | 15-45cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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. (Colorado , Wyoming ) South-Central U.S.A. Mexico |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
secundiflorus versicolor (Pennell) C.C.Freeman, PhytoKeys 80: 37 (2017)
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