Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Lomatogonium longifolium Harry Sm. |
Bibliography | Symb. Sin. [H.R.E.Handel-Mazzetti] 7: 982 (1936) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3400-4200m |
Description | basal leaves petiolate, spathulate to oblong, 15-35mm, stem leaves subsessile, lanceolate, inflorescence racemose, 5-7-flowered, flowers with dark lines, 20-27mm |
Size | 8-25cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | late 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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |