Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon cephalophorus Greene sect. Penstemon |
Bibliography | Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 79 (1904) |
Native Range | se. California |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2100-3300m |
Description | stems basally glabrous, basal leaves obovate or spathulate, glabrous, stem leaves oblong, entire, inflorescence spherical, glandular-hirsute, corolla tubular, ca. 2cm |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Penstemon heterodoxus var. cephalophorus (Greene) N.H.Holmgren Penstemon heterodoxus ssp. cephalophorus (Greene) D.D.Keck |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |