Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon procumbens Greene sect. Caespitosi |
Bibliography | Pl. Baker. 3: 23 (1901) |
Native Range | Colorado |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-3400m |
Description | stems procumbent, hirsute, leaves glabrous or sparsely pubescent, 5-25mm, obovate to elliptic, acute, inflorescence secund, cymes 1-4-flowered, corolla infundibuliform, 2cm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | blue-violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Penstemon crandallii var. procumbens (Greene) C.C.Freeman Penstemon crandallii ssp. procumbens (Greene) D.D.Keck |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) |