Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon globosus (Piper) Pennell & D.D.Keck sect. Penstemon |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 800-3100m |
Description | usually glabrous, leaves entire, oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, basal leaves to 15cm, inflorescence with few, compact, often spherical whorls, flowers 15-20mm long |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | blue, bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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 , Oregon) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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