Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana tetraphylla Maxim. ex Kusn. sect. Kudoa |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3300-4500m |
Description | basal leaves scaly-like, stem leaves verticillate of 4-5, oblong to linear, flowers terminal, solitary, 6-8-merous, tubular, 40-45mm long, lobes ovate |
Size | 8-13cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | 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 , China North-Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
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