Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon cyanocaulis Payson sect. Glabri |
Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 60: 380 (1915) |
Native Range | Colorado to Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1300-2700m |
Description | glabrous, grey-green, lower leaves oblanceolate to spathulate, 10cm, upper leaves wider, 7cm, often sinuate, cymes 2-5-flowered, short, in paniculate inflorescence |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | bluish purple, blue |
Bloom | summer |
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 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |