Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon secundiflorus Benth. sect. Coerulei |
Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 10: 325 (1846) |
Native Range | Wyoming to n. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-2900m |
Description | glabrous, grey-green, leaves entire, carnose, mucronate, oblanceolate to lanceolate, 2-7cm, inflorescence secund, flowers 15-24mm long, inside densely white-villous |
Size | 15-45cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Penstemon secundiflorus var. caudatus A.Nelson Penstemon secundiflorus ssp. lavendulus Pennell Penstemon unilateralis Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |