Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon caryi Pennell sect. Glabri |
Bibliography | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 354 (1920) |
Native Range | Montana to Wyoming |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2600-2900m |
Description | leaves green, glabrous, entire to denticulate, lanceolate to ovate, 3-6cm long, flowers in secund cyme, broadly campanulate, inside white |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) |