| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon acuminatus Douglas ex Lindl. sect. Coerulei |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 60-1700m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves glaucous, oblanceolate, to 15cm long, inflorescence with weakly separated whorls, flowers 14-20mm long, staminodium yellow barbate or glabrous |
| Size | 10-60cm |
| Color | bright blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | dry, 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon , Washington ) Southwestern U.S.A. |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
acuminatus latebracteatus N.H.Holmgren, Brittonia 31(2): 232 (1979)
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