Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon floribundus Danley sect. Saccanthera |
Bibliography | Brittonia 37: 321 (1985) |
Native Range | Nevada (Jackson Mts.) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-2300m |
Description | stems glabrous, stem leaves opposite, glabrous, sessile, elliptic, entire, acute or obtuse, thyrsus cylindrical, whorls 3-7, corolla urceolate, 2-3cm long |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | violet, blue |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada) |