Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon fremontii Torr. & A.Gray sect. Glabri |
Habitat | sagebrush wilding |
Altitude | 1500-2500m |
Description | lower leaves spathulate to oblanceolate, 3-6cm, finely strigose, the upper lanceolate or linear, inflorescence dense, not secund, sepals lanceolate, acute, flowers 15mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. Southwestern U.S.A. |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
fremontii typicus ined.
fremontii glabrescens Dorn & Lichvar, Madrońo 37: 195 (1990)
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