Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon parvus Pennell sect. Glabri |
Bibliography | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 345 (1920) |
Native Range | Utah |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2600-3500m |
Description | leaves 2-4cm, often revolute, narrowly lanceolate, inflorescence secund, corolla 15-20mm, staminodium glabrous, bracts in inflorescence small |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | dark bluish violet |
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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |