Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana caelestis (C.Marquand) Harry Sm. sect. Kudoa |
Synonyms | Gentiana ampla Harry Sm. |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2600-4500m |
Description | stem leaves upwards larger, obtuse, ovate, upper leaves linear-elliptic, flowers terminal, solitary, sessile, tubular-campanulate, 35-50mm long |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | autumn |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
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 |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Myanmar) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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