Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon bradburyi Pursh sect. Coerulei |
Synonyms | Chelone bradburyi (Pursh) Steud. |
Chelone grandiflora (Nutt.) Spreng | |
Penstemon grandiflorus Nutt. | |
Habitat | american prairie |
Altitude | 200-2400m |
Description | glabrous, grey-green, leaves entire, oblong-ovate, upper leaves orbiculate, amplexicaule to connate, inflorescence few flowered, flowers over 4cm long, infundibuliform |
Size | 50-95cm |
Color | blue, pink, 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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , North Dakota , Nebraska , Oklahoma , South Dakota ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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