Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon atwoodii S.L.Welsh sect. Cristati |
Bibliography | Great Basin Naturalist 35: 378 (1976) |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1600-2400m |
Description | stems crowded, leaves oblong-spathulate, strigose, to 6cm long, stem leaves longer, inflorescence thyrsoidal with long bracts, flowers 10-12mm, with red lines, staminodium yellow |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | bluish violet, violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy 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. (UTA Utah) |