Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon elegantulus Pennell sect. Penstemon |
Bibliography | Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 71: 14 (1941) |
Native Range | Idaho to Oregon |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-1800m |
Description | except inflorescence usually glabrous, leaves entire, basal leaves elliptic to ovate, petiolate, to 1cm long, stem leaves to 5cm, inflorescence with few, few flowered whorls |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | 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 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon) |