Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon cyathophorus Rydb. sect. Coerulei |
Habitat | sagebrush wilding |
Altitude | 2100-2900m |
Description | glabrous, grey-blue, lower leaves broadly lanceolate, to 6cm long, upwards reduced, bracts suborbiculate, inflorescence spicate, flowers 9-15mm, staminodium barbate |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | bright blue, pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Wyoming) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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