Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana oreodoxa Harry Sm. sect. Kudoa |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4900m |
Description | basal rosette weakly developed, stem leaves curved, linear, 8-15mm, flowers solitary, obconical, dark blue, variegate, 30-45mm long, lobes ovate, mucronate |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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