Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon washingtonensis D.D.Keck sect. Penstemon |
Bibliography | Amer. Midl. Naturalist. 33: 150 (1945) |
Native Range | Washington |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-2300m |
Description | inflorescence glandular-hirsute, leaves entire, basal leaves in rosette, 25-60mm, stem leaves often reduced, flowers in compact whorls, corolla glandular hirsute, 9-12mm long |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | dark blue, umber |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington) |