Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon luculentus R.L.Johnson & M.R.Stevens sect. Glabri |
Bibliography | Phytokeys 63: 49 (2016) |
Native Range | Colorado |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-2500m |
Description | leaves glabrous, 2-12mm wide, oblanceolate to elliptic, entire, obtuse, stem leaves sessile, lanceolate, acute, inflorescence terete, verticillate, corolla infundibuliform |
Size | 8-25cm |
Color | blue, purple |
Bloom | spring, early 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 fremontii var. glabrescens Dorn & Lichvar |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) |