Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon acaulis L.O.Williams sect. Cristati |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2500m |
Description | leaves all basal, sublinear, to 22mm long, crowded, flowers subsessile, solitary, tubular-campanulate, staminodium with short, yellow hairs |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bright blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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