| Positive | altagardener | On Jun 13, 2008, altagardener from Calgary, AB (Zone 3b) wrote: From E. H. Moss (1959), rev. J. G. Packer (1983), Flora of Alberta: "Stems stout, 2-3 dm high, often in clumps, glabrous; leaves ovate, lanceolate or oblanceolate, 2-5 cm long, thick, entire, glabrous and glaucous; panicle narrow, with large, ovate or lanceolate, abruptly acuminate bracts; corolla 15-18 mm long, usually blue, rarely pinkish or purplish; sterile stamen bearded on the expanded apex and well back from the apex; flowering in May". Range: "Prairies. seBC to sMan to Wash, Wyo, neColo, ND."
Note that the bloom time, in contrast to what Moss and Packer recorded, actually ranges from May into July, depending on elevation. |
| Positive | Todd_Boland | On Jan 22, 2005, Todd_Boland from St. John's, NL (Zone 5b) wrote: This must be my favorite beard tongue but alas, a heart-breaker. This species is native to the foothills of the Rockies and adapted to sunny, dry conditions. The leaves are a lovely blue-grey, almost nice enough without the flowers. However, the flowers are the most intense sky-blue. Plants grow 8-12" making them ideal for the rockery. It self seeds in my brothers garden in Calgary, Alberta (they grow native there) but after 3 attemps in Newfoundland, it's a lost cause as our climate is just too wet. For westerners in dry climates, it is a highly recommended plant. |
2 members have or want this plant for trade.
