Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella coccinea (D. Don ex G.Don) Zarucchi |
Bibliography | Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1255 (1993) |
Native Range | Peru (Huánuco) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3300-3600m |
Description | all leaves on stem, subulate, 15-20mm long, flowers pendent, pedicellate, ca. 17mm long, in clusters, in axils of upper leaves |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | red, reddish yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana coccinea Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don Selatium coccineum D.Don ex G.Don |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |