Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon militaris Greene sect. Penstemon |
Bibliography | Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 166 (1906) |
Native Range | Idaho |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks and woods |
Altitude | 1800-2500m |
Description | glabrous, stem leaves petiolate, lanceolate to obovate, entire, acute or obtuse, thyrsus interrupted, cylindrical, flowers in whorls of 2-7, corolla 10-17mm |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | blue-purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
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 assurgens D.D.Keck Penstemon attenuatus var. militaris (Greene) Cronquist Penstemon attenuatus ssp. militaris (Greene) D.D.Keck |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho) |