Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana puberulenta J.S.Pringle sect. Pneumonanthe |
Habitat | american prairie |
Description | finely hirsute, leaves oblong-lanceolate or linear, ciliate, flowers 1-6, 3-4cm long, in terminal raceme or axillary |
Size | 25-50cm |
Color | blue, white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Manitoba ) Eastern Canada (Ontario ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , North Dakota , Nebraska , Oklahoma , South Dakota , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Indiana , Michigan , New York , Ohio , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Arkansas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Maryland , Tennessee) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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