| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon attenuatus Douglas sect. Penstemon |
| Bibliography | Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1295 (1830) |
| Native Range | nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 500-2300m |
| Description | leaves dark green, entire, basal leaves to 17cm, stem leaves reduced, inflorescence with few whorls, flowers outside glandular-hirsute, 1-2cm long, palate barbate |
| Size | 30-70cm |
| Color | pale blue, violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Penstemon attenuatus var. glabratus G.N.Jones Penstemon attenuatus ssp. hyacinthinus Pennell Penstemon attenuatus var. hyacinthinus (Pennell) M.Peck Penstemon attenuatus f. multicolor Pennell Penstemon attenuatus ssp. typicus D.D.Keck Penstemon cephalanthus Pennell Penstemon confertus var. attenuatus (Douglas) M.E.Jones Penstemon digitalis var. attenuatus (Douglas) Trautv. Penstemon nelsoniae D.D.Keck & Thomps. Penstemon veronicifolius Greene |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |