Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon dasyphyllus A.Gray sect. Chamaeleon |
Bibliography | Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. [W.H.Emory] 2(1): 112 (1859) |
Native Range | Arizona to Texas and n. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1100-1700m |
Description | stems glandular-puberulent, basal leaves lanceolate, entire, stem leaves lanceolate to linear, acute, thyrsus secund, corolla 25-35mm |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | blue, purple |
Bloom | spring, 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 pringlei S.Watson Penstemon stenophyllus var. dasyphyllus (A.Gray) A.Gray |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |