Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon whitedii Piper sect. Erianthera |
Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 22: 490 (1896) |
Native Range | Washington |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-1200m |
Description | basal leaves glabrous or sparsely pubescent, narrowly lanceolate, acute, sparsely dentate, 4-8cm, stem leaves lanceolate, acute, entire, amplexicaule, thyrsus interrupted |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Penstemon eriantherius var. whitedii (Piper) A.Nelson Penstemon whitedii ssp. typicus D.D.Keck |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington) |