| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon bradburyi Pursh sect. Coerulei |
| Bibliography | Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 738 (1813) |
| Native Range | nw. & c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 200-2400m |
| Description | glabrous, grey-green, leaves entire, oblong-ovate, upper leaves orbiculate, amplexicaule to connate, inflorescence few flowered, flowers over 4cm long, infundibuliform |
| Size | 50-95cm |
| Color | blue, pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Chelone bradburyi (Pursh) Steud. Chelone grandiflora Spreng. Penstemon grandiflorus Nutt. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, MIN Minnesota, MSO Missouri, NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, SDA South Dakota, WIS Wisconsin) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) |
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