Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon shastensis D.D.Keck sect. Penstemon |
Bibliography | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 33: 165 (1945) |
Native Range | n. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1100-2400m |
Description | glabrous, basal leaves spathulate to oblanceolate, entire, obtuse, stem leaves sessile, oblong or lanceolate, thyrsus shortly glandular-hirsute, interrupted, cylindrical |
Size | 15-55cm |
Color | blue, violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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 heterodoxus var. shastensis (D.D.Keck) N.H.Holmgren |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |