Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon tiehmii N.H.Holmgren sect. Saccanthera |
Bibliography | Brittonia 50: 159 (1998) |
Native Range | Nevada (Mt. Lewis) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 2300-2900m |
Description | stems appresed white hirsute, stem leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate or lanceolate, entire, rounded, thyrsus interrupted, cylindrical, corolla 15-20mm |
Size | 6-20cm |
Color | violet, blue |
Bloom | 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) |