Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon cinicola D.D.Keck sect. Penstemon |
Bibliography | Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. 520: 294 (1940) |
Native Range | c. Oregon to n. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-2600m |
Description | stems thin, glabrous, leaves entire, narrow, to 6cm long, inflorescence remotely verticillate, flowers 6-10mm long, undistictly bilabiate |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | bluish 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 truncatus Pennell Penstemon truncatus f. puberulus Pennel |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |