Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana stragulata Balf.f. & Forrest sect. Isomeria |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4300m |
Description | leaves in rosette, petiolate, oblong to spathulate, 5-7mm, purple ciliate, obtuse, flowers 1-3, tubular, evariegate, 45-55mm long, lobes broadly ovate, acute |
Size | 5-7cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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