Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon anguineus Eastw. sect. Penstemon |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 208 (1905) |
Native Range | sw. Oregon to nw. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 600-2000m |
Description | stems glabrous, basal leaves ovate to elliptic, serrate or dentate, stem leaves 2-4-pairs, sessile, oblanceolate, dentate, thyrsus interrupted, whorls 3-10, corolla 13-18mm |
Size | 10-65cm |
Color | blue, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Penstemon minor (A.Gray) D.D.Keck Penstemon rattanii var. minor A.Gray |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |