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GENTIANA algida
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Origin: | North America from Alaska to Colorado, Korea, the Himalayas to Japan: alpine grassland and bogs. |
| Special Features: | GENTIANA algida tolerate sunny locations and humidity, but needs a well-drained soil. Very rare in cultivation! Challenging the culture procedure. |
| Historical: | Classification was diskussed. Syn. are GENTIANODES algida and GENTIANA romanzovii. |
| Basic Colour: | (white / cream) |
| Flower Colour: | yellowish-white with blue markings |
| Natural Flowering Period: | August - September |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z8
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| Foliage: | narrow, oblanceolate to broadly linear, thick-textured, light green |
| Height with Flowers: | 20 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 15 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | avoid lime / well-drained |
| Location: | |
| Usage: | for the rock garden |
| Portion weight: | 0.02 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.15385 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
6500 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
0.5 Gram |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | open flats / 72 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(9) These seeds germinate rapidly depending on species and origin. If germination does not occur after 3–4 weeks a cooling period of 2–4 weeks is recommended.
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| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Light (100-150 ppm) |
