Rock garden plants Gentiana  alpina Vill.  sect. Thylacites 
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus species var.Gentiana  alpina Vill.  sect. Thylacites
SynonymsCiminalis alpina (Vill.) Holub
 Gentiana acaulis ssp. alpina (Vill.) O.Bolós & Vigo
Territory MIDDLE EUROPE; SW.EUROPE: Ga, He, Hs, It
grassland
Altitudealpine
Description akin to G. acaulis, but smaller and more compact, leaves orbiculate to ovate, grey-green, corolla very short, pedicellate, 30-40 mm long, inside green punctate
Size1-5cm
Colordeep blue, sky-blue
Bloomlate spring
Ca-
Typerosette, carpet
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in early spring; cuttings in spring and late summer
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