Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana wilsonii C.Marquand sect. Frigidae |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew. 1928: 59 (1928) |
Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2800-4000m |
Description | basal leaves linear-lanceolate, 2-11cm, stem leaves 1-3 pairs, linear-oblong, 2-4cm, flowers in terminal cluster, corolla tubular-infundibuliform, 35-55mm long, lobes ovate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | pale blue |
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 summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |