Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Keckiella corymbosa (Benth. ex A,DC.) Straw |
Bibliography | Brittonia 19: 203 (1967) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 40-2000m |
Description | glabrous, leaves opposite, oblanceolate to ovate, on base truncate, entire or sparsely dentate, inflorescence glandular and densely hirsute, corolla 2-4cm long |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | pink, red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Keckia corymbosa (Benth. ex A.DC.) Straw Penstemon corymbosus Benth. ex A.DC. Penstemon corymbosus var. puberulentus Jeps. Penstemon intonsus A.Heller |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |