Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon diphyllus Rydb. sect. Saccanthera |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1000-2300m |
Description | stems ramose, minutely strigose, leaves 3-5cm, the lower petiolate, the upper sessile, lanceolate, acute, calyx glandular pubescent, corolla infundibuliform |
Size | 10-80cm |
Color | blue, violet |
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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Washington) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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