Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon sepalulus A.Nelson sect. Saccanthera |
Bibliography | Man. Bot. Rocky Mt. [J.M.Coulter & A.Nelson] ed. 2: 449 (1909) |
Native Range | Utah (Wasatch Mts.) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1200-2300m |
Description | leaves narrow, elliptic, on both sides tapered, grey-blue, to 7cm long, flowers in panicle, cyme long, 1-2-flowered, flowers to 26mm long, anthers black |
Size | 40-90cm |
Color | blue, violet |
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 |
Synonyms | Penstemon azureus var. ambiguus A.Gray Penstemon heterophyllus S.Watson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |