Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon pruinosus Douglas sect. Penstemon |
Bibliography | Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1280 (1829) |
Native Range | s. British Columbia to Washington |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-2000m |
Description | leaves sharply serrate, to 10cm long, narrowly to broadly elliptic, ovate, stem leaves sessile, more narrow, inflorescence verticillate, flowers 11-16mm long |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | dark blue |
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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington) |