Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana andrewsii Griseb. sect. Pneumonanthe |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | stems glabrous, simple, leaves lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 7-15cm, flowers in terminal cluster and axillary, lanceolate, ciliate, patent, corolla clavate |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | dark blue |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | - |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Manitoba ) Eastern Canada (Ontario , Québec ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Minnesota , Missouri , North Dakota , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Delaware , Kentucky , Maryland , Virginia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GENTIANACEAE
andrewsii dakotica A.Nelson, Bot. Gaz. 56: 68 (1913)
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