Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon mucronatus N.H.Holmgren sect. Coerulei |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1500-2500m |
Description | stems glabrous, leaves glabrous, the basal oblanceolate, rounded, the upper sessile, orbiculate, amplexicaule, mucronate, thyrsus interrupted, cylindrical, flowers tubular |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | blue, violet |
Bloom | spring, early 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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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