Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Swertia patens Burkill |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1100-2600m |
Description | leaves mainly basal, crowded in rosette, narrowly spathulate, stem leaves linear, flowers tetramerous, in axillary and terminal clusters, corolla purple striate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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