Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianopsis holopetala (A.Gray) Iltis |
Synonyms | Gentiana holopetala (A.Gray) Holm |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | usually at base branched, with 1-3 pairs of leaves on each stem, leaves rather distant below flowers, corolla 3-5cm long, petals obtuse |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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