Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella primuloides (Gilg) J.S.Pringle |
Synonyms | Gentiana primuloides Gilg |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3000-5100m |
Description | basal leaves thick, narrowly spathulate, tapered to long petiole, 12-24mm, flowers crateriform, erect, solitary, 5-20mm long, in axils of upper leaves |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | red, yellow |
Bloom | 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 |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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