Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon subulatus M.E.Jones sect. Gentianoides |
Bibliography | Contr. W. Bot. 12: 63 (1908) |
Native Range | Arizona |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-1300m |
Description | leaves glabrous, glaucous, the basal elliptic, entire, obtuse, stem leaves sessile, linear to linear-subulate, thyrsus interrupted, cylindrical, corolla turbinate, 18-26mm |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | scarlet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) |