Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana boissieri Schott & Kotschy ex Boiss. sect. Pneumonanthe |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 2400-2700m |
Description | stems densely leafy, leaves minute, ovate, obtuse, 3-nerved, flowers solitary, calyx lobes elliptic-linear, acute, corolla clavate, lobes short, ovate, obtuse |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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