Gentiana

[Rob Potterton]

On the principal that you can't get too much of a good thing .... and since Gentiana georgei is my favourite alpine plant attached another, more recent photograph showing our plant with 9 magnificent flowers. A real beauty.

[Maggi Young]

Too right, Rob... if you've got it, flaunt it! Lovely gentian!

[Ragged Robin]

Congratulations, Rob, a lovely looking Gentiana georgei - for each bud, how many weeks of pleasure?

[Rob Potterton]

Each flower will last about 2 weeks, however by capturing their beauty on a camera it is possible to enjoy and share their beauty for much longer.

[Ragged Robin]

exactly, thanks for posting 

[akoen]

Dear Anne Karin,

The Gentian is G. pneumonanthe. A very nice one!

Martijn

Sorry haven't seen your answer.
I think you are right.
Thank you fore the name.

[udo]

Who can help?
I become from a friend a seedling Gentiana ishizuchii.
Is this Gentiana generally a true species or a hybrid?

[johanneshoeller]

Robin, the most beautiful G. ciliata grow at higher locations (700m-1700m) and there at cliffs and broken stones or in forrests. This year I have just found a location in a darker forrest where they are growing like sino-ornata (800m)!

[wolfgang vorig]

some autumn - Gentian's today

kind regards,    Wolfgang

 Bellatrix Extra
 Busser'l
 Delft
 Eugen's Alllerbester
 G. farreri
 Zuko Rindo rosea
 Zuko Rindo

[Gerdk]

Who can help?
I become from a friend a seedling Gentiana ishizuchii.
Is this Gentiana generally a true species or a hybrid?

Hi Udo - a Japanese internetsite mentions Gentiana scabra var. buergeri Ishizuchi - unfortunately I  can't read the text.
Ishizuchi is a mountain in Japan, so there is a chance that 'Ishizuchi' is a form found  there - but I'm not sure.
Sorry, this is not a complete answer but perhaps a step forward to find an answer of your question.


Gerd

[hadacekf]

Udo,
Gentiana ishizuchii is a hybrid. G. scabra var. buergeri f. procumbens x G. septenfida,  named after the mountain Ishizuchi.

[udo]

Gerd and Hans,
many thanks for your answer.

[Lesley Cox]

Many beautiful plants there gentlemen. Thank you for sharing them.

[Ragged Robin]

Robin, the most beautiful G. ciliata grow at higher locations (700m-1700m) and there at cliffs and broken stones or in forrests. This year I have just found a location in a darker forrest where they are growing like sino-ornata (800m)!

Hans, thanks so much for the information about habitat for G. ciliata - I looked up sino-ornata too and it is the most fantastic colour but I see it has to have  acid soil with no trace of lime....I think it must have been similar to one my Mother grew in our garden in Scotland - I see there is a sky blue Gentiana mentioned too which is called G glendevon which was just about where I lived and I will try to find it too 

Next year I plan to explore higher up the Alps here and hope to see lots of Gentiana....

[tonyg]

Next year I plan to explore higher up the Alps here and hope to see lots of Gentiana....

That's something to look forward to when the snow comes down