Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana venusta Wall. sect. Isomeria |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 3000-5800m |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves on sterile stems spathulate, on floral stems wider, to 10mm, flowers solitary, terminal, tubular, with orbiculate-oval lobes, 25mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue, yellowish |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | - |
Type | tuft, cushion |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
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 , Nepal , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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