Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana parryi Engelm. sect. Pneumonanthe |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2400-3600m |
Description | stem leaves at margins minutely strigose, 2-4cm long, broadly lanceolate, obtuse, at base rounded, flowers 1-several, in compact, bracteate cyme, outer bracts ovate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | bright blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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