Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon pumilus Nutt. sect. Cristati |
Bibliography | J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 46 (1834) |
Native Range | ec. Idaho |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1400-2100m |
Description | densely cinereous-pubescent, leaves entire, narrowly oblanceolate, petiolate, 15-50mm long, stem leaves narrower, inflorescence of 1-few whorls, flowers 15-23mm long |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | 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 |
Synonyms | Penstemon incanus (A.Gray) Tidestr. Penstemon pumilus var. incanus A.Gray |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho) |