Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon coloradoensis A.Nelson sect. Caespitosi |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 355 (1899) |
Native Range | sw. Colorado to ne. Arizona |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 2100-2600m |
Description | minutely grey pubescent, stems numerous, leaves sublinear, acute, 10-25mm, uppermost leaves subulate, inflorescence secund, sepals acuminate, corolla ca. 15mm |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Penstemon linarioides var. coloradoensis (A.Nelson) C.C.Freeman Penstemon linarioides ssp. coloradoensis (A.Nelson) D.D.Keck |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |