I was under the strong impression that P. davidsonii had only 3 varieties: davidsonii, menziesii, and praeteritus. I have never heard o...Read Moref P. davidsonii var. ellipticus, though I certainly have seen a lot of information about P. ellipticus, also in the Dasanthera section. Have the taxonomists been rearranging recently, am I behind the times?
From Flora of Alberta (Moss and Packer):
"Stems mostly 1-3 dm high, forming loose mats from a procumbent woody base, the br...Read Moreanches minutely puberulent; leaves broadly elliptical or rotund, entire or distantly toothed, the lower short-petioled; calyx densely viscid-puberulent, the lobes attentuate; corolla 3-3.5 cm long, light violet-purple, strongly widened at the throat; anthers woolly; sterile stamen short, bearded with yellowish hairs." Habitat: "Rocky banks and slopes at subalpine elevations." Range: "southeast BC, Alberta south to Idaho, Montana."
St. John's, NL (Zone 5b) | January 2005 | positive
This is another beard tongue from the Dasanthera section. It is an evergreen sub-shrub and is very closely related to P. fruticosus. Th...Read Moreis species has relatively large flowers that are pinkish-lavender. ideal in the rock garden. It can tolerate wetter climates than most penstemon and prefers slightly acid soil. Has done well for me in Newfoundland.
I was under the strong impression that P. davidsonii had only 3 varieties: davidsonii, menziesii, and praeteritus. I have never heard o...Read More
From Flora of Alberta (Moss and Packer):
"Stems mostly 1-3 dm high, forming loose mats from a procumbent woody base, the br...Read More
This is another beard tongue from the Dasanthera section. It is an evergreen sub-shrub and is very closely related to P. fruticosus. Th...Read More