Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon filiformis (D.D.Keck) D.D.Keck sect. Saccanthera |
Bibliography | Ill. Fl. Pacific States [L.Abrams] 3: 761 (1951) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 400-600m |
Description | except of inflorescence glabrous, bright green, leaves filiform, firmly revolute, 2-7cm long, flowers in upright racemose thyrsus, usually solitary, pedicellate, 14-18mm |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | dark blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Penstemon laetus ssp. filiformis D.D.Keck Penstemon laetus var. filiformis (D.D.Keck) McMinn |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |