Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon laevis Pennell sect. Glabri |
Habitat | sagebrush wilding |
Altitude | 1100-2000m |
Description | glabrous, pale dully green, lower leaves ovate, to 15cm long, upper leaves shorter, inflorescence secund, spicate, cymes 3-8- flowered, flowers 23-35mm long, inside white |
Size | 30-90cm |
Color | bluish purple |
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
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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