Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon berryi Eastw. sect. Erianthera |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 209 (1905) |
Native Range | sw. Oregon to nw. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 900-3300m |
Description | leaves thin, the basal elliptic or oblong, tapered to short petiole, 1-3cm, serrate, mucronate, stem leaves sessile, acuminate, inflorescence secund, corolla 3cm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | rose, blue-purple |
Bloom | late spring, 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 newberryi var. berryi (Eastw.) N.H.Holmgren Penstemon newberryi ssp. berryi (Eastw.) D.D.Keck |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |