Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella gilgiana (Reimers) Fabris ex J.S.Pringle |
Synonyms | Gentiana gilgiana Reimers |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4000-4200m |
Description | leaves carnose, corrugate, linear, 6-7cm, stem leaves narrow, acute, flowers 1-3, erect, pedicellate, urceolate, 45-50mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
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 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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