Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella splendens (Gilg) Fabris |
Bibliography | Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. 8: 187 (1960) |
Native Range | Ecuador |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3700-4400m |
Description | leaves ovate-oblong to ovate-lanceolate, 3-6cm long, sessile, inflorescence cymose, flowers campanulate, pendent |
Size | 30-40cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana splendens Gilg |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (ECU Ecuador) |