| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon californicus (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) D.D.Keck sect. Caespitosi |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1200-2300m |
| Description | greyish strigose, leaves linear-oblanceolate, entire, thickish, 5-9mm, mucronate, shortly petiolate, flowers in raceme, 14-18mm long, distinctly bilabiate |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | blue, bluish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (California ) Mexico (Mexico Northwest) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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