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Catwheazle

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Gentiana urnula
« on: November 30, 2024, 02:41:08 PM »
Hello, does anyone here have experience with Gentiana urnula?
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Bernd
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Re: Gentiana urnula
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2024, 03:31:19 PM »
Every experience mentioned in the Forum seems to have failed soon after germination!  I think there are some who do grow it- perhaps in New Zealand?
Good luck with his real beauty of the plant world.


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Re: Gentiana urnula
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2024, 03:40:24 PM »
thx. Hope i can get some seeds by Holubec
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Re: Gentiana urnula
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2024, 04:13:28 PM »
Hello Bernd

Gentiana urnula is probably the most spectacular of the Asian gentians in my opinion. I know that it is listed in the various Czech seed lists this year.
Maggie described it correctly...it is one of those species that is probably uncultivable.
I had a trial with this tiny plant a few years ago and I even managed to get two small seedlings that showed the characteristic square shape of the rosettes. But after a short time they disappeared again.

Conclusion...there are a whole range of high alpine plants that are better left where they originally grow... no matter how desirable they are. This realisation took me many years...;-)

However, should someone manage to successfully grow such jewels, I would of course be delighted for them without envy.

Cheers
Thomas
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Re: Gentiana urnula
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2024, 04:27:42 PM »
Thank you. I know :-(
However, I have the option of alpine conditions here (excluding climate change) so the temptation is quite great. Unfortunately, I don't seem to be able to get any seeds. Holubec hasn't replied to me and I haven't found anyone for Jurasek whose order I could attach myself to (because of the €30 minimum order). I hope that perhaps the Norwegians, Danes or Swedes will succeed.
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