| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon palmeri A.Gray sect. Spectabiles |
| Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 379 (1868) |
| Native Range | sw. USA to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 800-2800m |
| Description | glabrous, glaucous, leaves thick, petiolate, sharply serrate, inflorescence subsecund, whorls numerous, flowers pedicellate, calyx glandular-hirsute, corolla 2-4cm long |
| Size | 30-90cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Penstemon palmeri ssp. typicus D.D.Keck |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |