Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon brandegeei (Porter) Rydb. sect. Glabri |
Bibliography | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 343 (1900) |
Native Range | Colorado to ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1800-2100m |
Description | stems glabrous, basal leaves oblong, petiolate, entire, glaucous, glabrous, stem leaves lanceolate to ovate-cordate sessile, inflorescence dense, subsecund, corolla ca. 3cm |
Size | 25-45cm |
Color | deep blue |
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 |
Synonyms | Penstemon alpinus ssp. brandegeei (Porter) Penland Penstemon cyananthus var. brandegeei Porter Penstemon glaber var. brandegeei (Porter) C.C.Freeman |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |