Rock garden plants Gentiana  depressa D.Don  sect. Isomeria 
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus species var.Gentiana  depressa D.Don  sect. Isomeria
SynonymsGentianodes depressa (D.Don) A. & D.Löve
Territory CHINA; EASTERN HIMALAYA; NEPAL
rocky slopes
Altitude3000-4500m
Description stem leaves crowded, broadly oblong to ovate, 9-15mm, margins scabrous, obtuse, 1-veined, flower solitary, calyx campanulate, corolla broadly tubular, 25-30mm, lobes ovate
Size3-6cm
Colorpale pinkish purple
Bloomlate summer
Ca-
Typecarpet
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
basal cuttings in late spring and late summer
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