Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella astonii (Petrie) T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu |
Synonyms | Gentiana astonii Petrie |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | basal leaves weakly crowded, 12-20mm long, linear, margins more or less revolute, flowers usually solitary, ca. 15mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
astonii arduana Glenny & Molloy, New Zealand J. Bot. 42(3): 464 (2004)
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