| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon venustus Douglas sect. Saccanthera |
| Bibliography | Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 16: t. 1309 (1830) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 300-2700m |
| Description | stems glabrous, leaves lanceolate to oblong, densely sharply serrate, glabrous, 2-4cm long, calyx glabrous, sepals ovate, shortly acuminate, corolla infundibuliform, subventricose |
| Size | 20-80cm |
| Color | lilac purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Penstemon amoenus Kunze Penstemon suffruticosus Douglas ex Benth. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, UTA Utah) |