Английская Википедия:Gentiana calycosa

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The herbaceous perennial plant Gentiana calycosa is a species of gentian known by the common names Rainier pleated gentian and mountain bog gentian.[1][2]

Description

The flower of Gentiana calycosa is a funnel-shaped cup opening into a five-petaled face Шаблон:Convert wide, in shades of deep blue to purple. The plant has hardy, thick green leaves on the thin red stems from which the flowers are borne.[3]

Distribution and habitat

It is native to the mid-elevation mountains of the western United States and Canada from the Sierra Nevada of California to the Canadian Cascades. It grows in wet meadows and around seeps.[4]

Cultivation

Like other gentians, G. calycosa is an attractive mountain wildflower good for use in alpine gardens, but it may be difficult to grow, preferring rocky soils that are moist.[5]

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