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Author Topic: Gentiana sp to ID  (Read 1539 times)

TheOnionMan

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Gentiana sp to ID
« on: July 25, 2010, 09:35:30 PM »
This gentian species is flowering in a friend's garden, just starting to come into bloom, with many more buds coming.  The growth is low and sprawling, with beautiful flowers.  Anyone know what species it might be.
Mark McDonough
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Lesley Cox

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Re: Gentiana sp to ID
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2010, 11:29:22 PM »
I thought G. septemfida at first, then decided not. Lovely plant, whatever.
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

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Re: Gentiana sp to ID
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2010, 04:10:16 PM »
Gentiana freyniana??
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Olga Bondareva

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Re: Gentiana sp to ID
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2010, 10:03:22 AM »
Mark
I agree with Lesley it is from septemfida section. That's all. Due to gentians from that section easily hybridize most of garden plants are hybrids.
Olga Bondareva, Moscow, Zone 3

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Re: Gentiana sp to ID
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2010, 01:04:39 PM »
Thanks everyone.  Took a brief look at G. freyniana, does look similar.  And then when looking at the semtemfida section, there are so many similar looking species.
Mark McDonough
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