Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon deaveri Crosswh. sect. Glabri |
Bibliography | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 77: 6 (1967) |
Native Range | Arizona to New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-3400m |
Description | stem in inflorescence weakly pubescent, lower leaves spathulate, to 8cm, upper leaves shorter, flowers 16-25mm in narrow thyrsus, staminodium golden barbate |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | late 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 hallii var. arizonicus A.Gray Penstemon virgatus ssp. arizonicus (A.Gray) D.D.Keck |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |