Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon desertipicti A.Nelson sect. Caespitosi |
Bibliography | Publ. Sci. Univ. Wyoming, Bot. 1: 130 (1926) |
Native Range | Arizona to Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1500-2800m |
Description | stem leaves 3-9mm, petiolate, oblanceolate, acute, inflorescence terete or secund, flowers of 1-3 in whorls, sepals lanceolate, corolla infundibuliform, 1-2cm |
Size | 2-8cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Penstemon caespitosus var. desertipicti (A.Nelson) N.H.Holmgren Penstemon caespitosus ssp. desertipicti (A.Nelson) D.D.Keck |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) |