Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana futtereri Diels & Gilg sect. Kudoa |
Bibliography | Durch Asien, Bot. [K.Futterer]: 14 (1903) |
Native Range | nc. China to se. Qinghai |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2800-3400m |
Description | leaves mainly on stem, lower leaves narrowly oblong, 3-6cm, upper leaves linear, 6-20mm, flowers terminal, solitary, tubular-campanulate to infundibuliform, 5-6cm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | dark 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 spring |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai) |