| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon triphyllus Douglas sect. Saccanthera |
| Bibliography | Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1245 (1829) |
| Native Range | nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 300-1800m |
| Description | leaves all on stem, to 5cm long, linear to narrowly linear-elliptic, irregularly sharply dentate, calyx viscid, lobes lanceolate, acuminate, flowers 12-15mm long |
| Size | 25-80cm |
| Color | blue, purplish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Penstemon triphyllus ssp. typicus D.D.Keck |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |