Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana dolichocalyx T.N.Ho sect. Kudoa |
Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 23: 43 (1895) |
Native Range | sc. China to se. Qinghai |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2900-3800m |
Description | stems ascendent, glabrous, basal leaves lanceolate, on margins scabrous, acuminate, stem leaves oblong to linear, flowers terminal, solitary, pedicellate, corolla 6-7cm |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | late 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 summer |
Synonyms | Gentiana helophila ssp. dolichocalyx (T.N.Ho) Halda |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai) |