| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon triflorus A.Heller sect. Cristati |
| Synonyms | Penstemon helleri Small |
| Habitat | american prairie |
| Altitude | 200-700m |
| Description | leaves wide, often dentate, lower leaves to 10cm, upper leaves 5cm, plant apically densely hirsute, flowers in raceme, corolla 25-35mm long, staminodium sparsely barbate |
| Size | 30-65cm |
| Color | pinkish red, white |
| 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
South-Central U.S.A. (Texas ) Mexico |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
triflorus integrifolius Pennell, ibid.
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