Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella luridoviolacea (Gilg) J.S.Pringle |
Synonyms | Gentiana luridoviolacea Gilg |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4200-4600m |
Description | leaves carnose, obovate-lanceolate, acute, tapered to petiole, 14-16mm long, stem leaves 2-4, smaller, flowers solitary, calyx shortly campanulate, corolla ca. 1cm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | autumn |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, 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 |
Southern America
Western South America (Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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