| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon whippleanus A.Gray sect. Penstemon |
| Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 73 (1862) |
| Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2100-3700m |
| Description | inflorescence intensely glandular-hirsute, basal leaves elliptic to ovate, to 6cm, petiolate, stem leaves sessile, oblong, inflorescence verticillate, flowers 18-28mm long |
| Size | 10-60cm |
| Color | purple, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Penstemon arizonicus A.Heller Penstemon glaucus var. stenosepalus A.Gray Penstemon pallescens Osterh. Penstemon stenosepalus (A.Gray) Howell |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |