Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella tenuifolia (Petrie) T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu |
Bibliography | Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. (London), Bot. 23: 65(1993) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | basal leaves in dense rosette, obovate to spathulate, distinctly 3-5-veined, 8-14cm long, stem leaves smaller, subamplexicaule, flowers to 15mm long in terminal umbel |
Size | 30-40cm |
Color | white |
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 spring |
Synonyms | Chionogentias tenuifolia (Petrie) L.G.Adams Gentiana tenuifolia Petrie |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |