Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella crossolaema (Wedd.) Zarucchi |
Bibliography | Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1255 (1993) |
Native Range | Peru (Cusco) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | basal leaves spathulate-lanceolate, stem leaves lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acute, ca. 1cm long, flowers solitary, suberect, ca. 18mm long, lobes elliptic, acute |
Size | 6-8cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana crossoloaema Wedd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |