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) |