Gentiana tibetica

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Gentiana tibetica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Gentiana tibetica, King. A Himalayan species of which no close relatives from that region are described in this Cyclopedia, and which now appears as a name in the trade. Described by King as follows: st. very stout, erect, 18-in. high, simple: st.-lvs. 6 in. long, lanceolate, connate at base into a cylindric sheath, the uppermost sessile and whorled and forming an involucre to the infl.: fls. crowded in the uppermost axils, sessile; calyx tubular, membranous, truncate, split on one side, the mouth minutely 5-toothed; corolla nearly 1 in. long, tubular-funnel-shaped, the lobes 5, triangular with a triangular fold in each sinus: caps. included; seeds ellipsoidal. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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