Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana trichotoma Kusn. sect. Frigidae |
Synonyms | Gentiana phob Franch. |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 3000-4600m |
Description | leaves linear to oblanceolate, 2-8cm, obtuse, stem leaves 3-5 pairs, lanceolate or elliptic, flowers in lax panicle, corolla infundibuliform, inside blue variegate, 4-5cm long |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
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 , Qinghai) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
trichotoma chingii (C.Marquand) T.N.Ho, Novon 4(4): 372 (1994)
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