Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana grossheimii Doluch. sect. Pneumonanthe |
Bibliography | Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast. 14: 51 (1948) |
Native Range | e. Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | stems ascendent, leaves opposite, sessile, lanceolate, to 4cm long, flowers sessile in compact terminal cluster, calyx lobes acute, corolla broadly tubular, 3-4cm |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | deep blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Dasystephana grossheimii (Doluch.) Soják Gentiana septemfida ssp. grossheimii (Doluch.) Halda Gentiana septemfida var. procumbens Boiss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |