Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon janishiae N.H.Holmgren sect. Cristati |
Bibliography | Brittonia 31: 223 (1979) |
Native Range | w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1300-2300m |
Description | leaves strigose, entire or dentate, 2-5cm, oblanceolate to lanceolate, flowers 18-28mm, lower lip revolute, staminodium curvate |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | purple, reddish violet |
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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |