Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon wardii A.Gray sect. Glabri |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 12: 82 (1877) |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1500-2000m |
Description | leaves 30-55mm, densely cinereous-strigose, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, inflorescence secund, flowers 2-3cm long, pubescent, staminodium glabrous |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | blue, violet |
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 glaber var. wardii (A.Gray) M.E.Jones |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |