Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana froelichii Jan ex Rchb. sect. Frigidae |
Bibliography | Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2: 865 (1832) |
Native Range | se. Alps |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | 1400-2200m |
Description | leaves oblong-linear, sinuate, flowers terminal, 3-4cm long, solitary, as long as pedicel, evariegate, gradually extending |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Farvagera froelichii (Jan ex Rchb.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Gentiana carnica Welw. ex Rchb. Gentiana hladnikiana Host ex W.D.J.Koch |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |