Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon pachyphyllus A.Gray ex Rydb. sect. Coerulei |
Bibliography | Fl. Rocky Mts.: 770 (1917) |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1300-3200m |
Description | glabrous, grey-green, leaves carnose, stem leaves ovate, sometimes mucronate, flowers in thyrsus, corolla 17-23mm, gradually extending from short tube, staminodium barbate |
Size | 15-55cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy 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 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |