Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon moffatii Eastw. sect. Cristati |
Bibliography | Zoe 4: 9 (1893) |
Native Range | Colorado to Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1300-2000m |
Description | leaves sometimes shallowly incised, 15-40mm, linear to lanceolate or oblanceolate, flowers 15-20mm long, narrow, inflorescence with short internodes |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | blue, bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Penstemon moffatii ssp. paysonii (Pennell) D.D.Keck Penstemon moffatii ssp. typicus D.D.Keck Penstemon paysonii Pennell |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |