Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon venosus (D.D.Keck) Reveal sect. Coerulei |
Bibliography | Great Basin Naturalist 34: 311 (1974) |
Native Range | Utah to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | stems glabrous, stem leaves 5-7 pairs, ovate to lanceolate, entire, carnose, flowers in compact thyrsus, bracts ovate to lanceolate, corolla 14-17mm long |
Size | 15-65cm |
Color | blue, rose |
Bloom | spring, early 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 angustifolius ssp. venosus D.D.Keck Penstemon angustifolius var. venosus (D.D.Keck) N.H.Holmgren |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 74 North-Central U.S.A. 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |