Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella corallina (Gilg) Zarucchi |
Bibliography | Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1255 (1993) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-3600m |
Description | akin to G. coccinea, but leaves more coriaceous, 20-25mm long, flowers coral or bricket red, only 12-13mm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | autumn |
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 corallina Gilg |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |