Biology:Gentiana sino-ornata

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Short description: Species of plant

Gentiana sino-ornata
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentiana
Species:
G. sino-ornata
Binomial name
Gentiana sino-ornata
Balf.f.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Gentianodes sino-ornata (Balf.f.) Á.Löve & D.Löve

Gentiana sino-ornata, the showy Chinese gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae, native to western China and Tibet. It is a low-growing semi-evergreen perennial growing to 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tall, with multiple prostrate stems 15–30 cm (6–12 in) long, bearing single trumpet-shaped flowers of a pure blue with a white- and green-striped throat, in autumn.[3]

In cultivation it is hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F), but requires a well-drained soil with an acid or neutral pH. It is suitable for growing in a rock or alpine garden. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]

References

  1. "Gentiana sino-ornata". GRIN Taxonomy for plants. USDA Agricultural Research Service. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/tax_search.pl. 
  2. "Gentiana sino-ornata Balf.f.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:368930-1. 
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965. 
  4. "Gentiana sino-ornata AGM". RHS Plant Finder. Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/7830/Gentiana-sino-ornata/Details. 
  5. "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 42. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q847154 entry