Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon abietinus Pennell sect. Caespitosi |
Bibliography | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 376 (1920) |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1800-2600m |
Description | leaves linear to filiform, 7-13mm long, sometimes revolute, entire, acute, flowers 12-15mm long in paniculate inflorescence, staminodium orange barbate |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | dark blue, ultramarin |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |