Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon leonardii Rydb. sect. Saccanthera |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1700-3100m |
Description | leaves, entire, 2-4cm long, oblanceolate, lower stem leaves spathulate, glabrous, inflorescence often compact, secund, flowers 14-20mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | blue, violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | ind |
Type | subshrub |
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. (Idaho ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
leonardii higginsii Neese, Great Basin Naturalist 46: 459 (1986)
eonardii patricus (N.H.Holmgren) Neese, ibid.
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