Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana subuliformis S.W.Liu sect. Frigidae |
Bibliography | Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. (London), Bot. 23: 59 (1993) |
Native Range | se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4700-4800m |
Description | leaves mainly basal, oblong, 15-35mm, stem leaves 1-2 pairs, similar, flowers in terminal cluster, corolla ca. 25mm long, tubular, lobes ovate |
Size | 12-20cm |
Color | dark 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 (CHT Tibet) |