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| | Family | GENTIANACEAE |
| Genus species var. | Gentiana autumnalis L. sect. Pneumonanthe |
| Synonyms | Dasystephana porphyrio (J.F.Gmel.) Small |
| | Gentiana porphyrio J.F.Gmel. |
| Territory |
NE.USA; SE.USA
pine barrens
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| Description |
leaves narrowly linear to oblanceolate, thick, flowers tubular, to 5cm long, with distinctly spreading lobes |
| Size | 40-50cm |
| Color | blue, purple, whitish |
| Bloom | autumn |
| Ca | - |
| Type | tuft
| | Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil
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| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
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