Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana filistyla Balf.f. & Forrest sect. Isomeria |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2900-4500m |
Description | leaves crowded, spathulate to obovate, 4-8mm, flowers solitary, tubular to narrowly infundibuliform, 3-4cm long, lobes broadly ovate, entire |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
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 |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Nepal ) 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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