Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon incertus Brandegee sect. Spectabiles |
Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 27: 454 (1899) |
Native Range | sc. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 800-1800m |
Description | stems glaucous, leaves sessile, lanceolate to linear, entire, acute or acuminate, thyrsus interrupted, cylindrical corolla ventricose, 23-32mm |
Size | 20-90cm |
Color | blue, purple |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 fruticiformis var. incertus (Brandegee) Munz & I.M.Johnst. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |