| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon heterophyllus Lindl. sect. Saccanthera |
| Bibliography | Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 22: t. 1899 (1836) |
| Native Range | California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 50-1700m |
| Description | leaves linear, usually in fascicles, 20-45mm long, inflorescence erect, subracemose, glabrous, flowers 25-35mm long, glabrous, staminodium glabrous |
| Size | 25-70cm |
| Color | blue, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | subshrub |
| 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 heterophyllus ssp. typicus D.D.Keck Penstemon leucanthus Greene Penstemon spinulosus Wooton & Standl. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |
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