Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon gibbensii Dorn sect. Glabri |
Bibliography | Brittonia 34: 334 (1982) |
Native Range | Colorado to Wyoming and Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1700-2300m |
Description | leaves opposite, entire, linear to linear-oblanceolate, to 9cm long, inflorescence and flowers glandular-hirsute, corolla tubular, 15-20mm long |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | blue, violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |