Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Frasera albomarginata S.Watson |
Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
Altitude | 1000-2200m |
Description | glabrous, leaves with white margins, 2-9cm, oblanceolate, acute, stem leaves in whorls, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, flowers in lax panicle, corolla 8-14mm, purple punctate |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | greenish white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , 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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