Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon subglaber Rydb. sect. Glabri |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 688 (1909) |
Native Range | Idaho to w. Wyoming and Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1600-3400m |
Description | robust, glabrous, in inflorescence pubescent, leaves dark green, oblong to broadly lanceolate, flowers in paniculate inflorescence, corolla pubescent, 2-3cm long |
Size | 15-90cm |
Color | dark violet-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 glaber var. utahensis S.Watson Penstemon utahensis (S.Watson) A.Nelson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |