Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana depressa D.Don sect. Isomeria |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-4500m |
Description | stem leaves crowded, broadly oblong to ovate, 9-15mm, margins scabrous, obtuse, 1-veined, flowers solitary, calyx campanulate, corolla broadly tubular, 25-30mm, lobes ovate |
Size | 3-6cm |
Color | pale pinkish purple |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | - |
Type | carpet |
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 summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , India , Nepal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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