Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana crassa ssp. rigescens (Franch. ex Hemsl.) Halda sect. Monopodiae |
Synonyms | Gentiana rigescens Franch. ex Hemsl. |
Gentiana esquirolii H.Lév. | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1100-3000m |
Description | basal leaves scaly-like, stem leaves larger, oblong-ovate, to 5cm long, flowers narrowly infundibuliform, to 3cm long in terminal head, corolla in throat blue variegate |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
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 spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central ) Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Myanmar , Vietnam) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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