| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon acuminatus Douglas ex Lindl. sect. Coerulei |
| Bibliography | Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1285 (1829) |
| Native Range | nw. USA to Nevada |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | 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 | perennial |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Penstemon acuminatus var. fendleri M.E.Jones |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada) |