Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon whippleanus A.Gray sect. Penstemon |
Synonyms | Penstemon arizonicus A.Heller |
Penstemon pallescens Osterh. | |
Penstemon stenosepalus (A.Gray) Howell | |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 2100-3700m |
Description | inflorescence intensely glandular-hirsute, basal leaves elliptic to ovate, to 6cm, petiolate, stem leaves sessile, oblong, inflorescence verticillate, flowers 18-28mm long |
Size | 10-60cm |
Color | purple, white |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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