Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana georgei Diels sect. Kudoa |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 221 (1912) |
Native Range | c. China to s. Qinghai |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4200m |
Description | basal leaves lanceolate to ovate, 4-8cm, stem leaves 2-4 pairs, lanceolate, 1-4cm, flowers sessile, terminal, solitary, with lighter base, campanulate, 4-6cm, lobes ovate |
Size | 5-7cm |
Color | ruddy purple |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai) |