Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon personatus D.D.Keck sect. Erianthera |
Bibliography | Madrońo 3: 248 (1936) |
Native Range | California (n. Sierra Nevada) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and woods |
Altitude | 1100-2100m |
Description | stems pubescent, leaves caducous, ovate or oblong, truncate, subentire, obtuse or acute, abaxially pubescent, thyrsus interrupted, conical, corolla tubular, 20-26mm |
Size | 30-50cm |
Color | purple, blue, white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
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. (CAL California) |