Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella fruticulosa (Dombey ex Wedd.) J.S.Pringle |
Bibliography | Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1255 (1993) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-3500m |
Description | leaves in upper part of stems, imbricate, subulate, at base shortly connate, sharply acute, carnose, glabrous, 1-2cm, patent, inflorescence 4-5cm, flowers pendent, of two |
Size | 30-40cm |
Color | lilac |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana fruticulosa Dombey ex Wedd. Gentiana subulata Dombey ex Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |