Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon roezlii Regel sect. Saccanthera |
Bibliography | Gartenflora 21: 239 (1872) |
Native Range | nc. Oregon to c. California and nw. Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 600-2500m |
Description | stems hirsute, leaves opposite, petiolate or sessile, hirsute, lanceolate to linear, entire, obtuse, thyrsus interrupted, cylindrical, corolla infundibuliform, 15-25mm |
Size | 13-50cm |
Color | blue, violet |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cinerascens Greene Penstemon laetus ssp. roezlii (Regel) D.D.Keck Penstemon laetus var. roezlii (Regel) Jeps. Penstemon roezlii var. violaceus Brandegee Penstemon violaceus (Brandegee) A.Nelson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |