Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella scopulorum (Wedd.) Fabris ex T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu |
Synonyms | Gentiana scopulorum Wedd. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | alpine |
Description | basal leaves elliptic-oblong, stem leaves lanceolate, acute, 3-nerved, entire, flowers long pedicellate, erect, in raceme, corolla pentamerous, lobes obovate-oblong |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pale blue, lilac |
Bloom | summer |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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