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Thanks Herman, the Gentiana ternifolia was good fun, and now I am going to have to find a plant...
So many Gentians with you already Herman! I'm surprised that even G. angustifolia is in flower.I never managed to keep G. acaulis because of the substrate requirements but it seems that I may be successful with G. clusii.G. clusii a violet form, grown from seeds (Attachment Link)
Gabriela, they like nutritious loamy soil. Angustifolia also loves some lime.
Yes, I know Herman. G. clusii and G. angustifolia are good for calcareous substrates. On the other hand, G. acaulis only grows in the wild on silicaceous substrates in the wild, reason why it is more difficult to accommodate in culture.In this light, you may want to have a closer look at your labels. It is very unfortunate that plants are sold with wrong names. I personally enjoy them regardless, but it is always good to double check the names.G. clusii lacks the green spots inside the corolla (reason why I posted a close-up, hoping that people will observe).G. acaulis, is a stemless species; likely that the ones you show are G. angustifolia or hybrids, with the exception of the white one.
Hmmm... so how do you distinguish between G acaulis said and angustifolia? Acaulis does have a flower stem, doesn’t it - short, but a stem all the same?