Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella carneorubra (Gilg) Fabris ex J.S.Pringle |
Bibliography | Phytologia 48: 281 (1981) |
Native Range | Peru (Junín) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3900-4700m |
Description | leaves spathulate, 2cm long, tapered to pseudopetiole, flowers solitary with long tube, 15-20mm long, lobes relatively short |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | red, scarlet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Gentiana carneorubra Gilg |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |