Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana trichotoma Kusn. sect. Frigidae |
Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 13: 61 (1893) |
Native Range | sc. China to Qinghai |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4600m |
Description | leaves linear to oblanceolate, 2-8cm, obtuse, stem leaves 3-5 pairs, lanceolate or elliptic, flowers in lax panicle, corolla infundibuliform, inside blue variegate, 4-5cm long |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | pale blue |
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 late summer |
Synonyms | Gentiana phob Franch. Gentianodes trichotoma (Kusn.) Á.Löve & D.Löve |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai) |