| Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species | Gentiana paradoxa Albov sect. Pneumonanthe |
| Synonyms | Gentiana rhodocalyx Kolak. |
| Gentiana vittae Kolak. | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 500-2000m |
| Description | stems not branched, densely leafy, leaves in whorls of 4-5, sessile, linear, flowers terminal, large, 1-3, surrounded by upper leaves, narrowly infundibuliform, inside yellowish |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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