Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon strictiformis Rydb. sect. Glabri |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 642 (1904) |
Native Range | Colorado to Arizona |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1700-2400m |
Description | stems glabrous, basal leaves petiolate, 5-10cm long, oblanceolate, obtuse, glabrous, subglaucous, stem leaves sessile, lanceolate, acuminate, 4-8cm, corolla 2-3cm long |
Size | 15-55cm |
Color | pink-purple |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Penstemon strictus ssp. strictiformis (Rydb.) D.D.Keck |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |