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Herman Mylemans

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Gentiana 2021
« on: February 12, 2021, 11:36:18 AM »
I have found some interesting movies about Asiatic Gentians.
They are from Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanic Garden.

Gentiana x stevenagensis:
 



Gentiana ternifolia:




Gentiana oreocharis:





Gentiana x macaulayi:




Gentiana:

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Re: Gentiana 2021
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2021, 01:00:54 PM »
Thanks Herman, the Gentiana ternifolia was good fun, and now I am going to have to find a plant...
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Re: Gentiana 2021
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2021, 01:32:26 PM »
Thanks Herman, the Gentiana ternifolia was good fun, and now I am going to have to find a plant...
Gail, I was in that garden in 2015. Now seeing this movies, there is a desire to go back to Norway. But traveling is not allowed in Belgium because of corona.
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Re: Gentiana 2021
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2021, 01:40:42 PM »
Quite a few mentions of Gentiana ternifolia to read about  on back issues of  The  Rock Garden - all available on the SRGC Website!

......— ternifolia : 71/186; 79/134; 82/94; 84/276; 97/334,
342*, 343; 112/92; 118/85
— — ʽCangshan’ : 84/276; 97/342
— — ʽDali’ : 84/273C, 277; 97/342
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Re: Gentiana 2021
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2021, 04:31:49 PM »
Thanks Herman. Fantastic videos with these Himalayan Gentians.
They look amazing even with ice crystals!
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Re: Gentiana 2021
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2021, 02:28:18 PM »
Gentiana acaulis

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Re: Gentiana 2021
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2021, 04:08:56 PM »
It is a good year for Gentiana:

Gentiana acaulis

Gentiana acaulis 'Alba'

Gentiana acaulis 'Rannoch'

Gentiana angustifolia
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Re: Gentiana 2021
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2021, 04:17:24 PM »
Gentiana clusii var. clusii

Gentiana dinarica

Gentiana pumila ssp. delphinensis
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Re: Gentiana 2021
« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2021, 11:30:55 PM »
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 :)
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Re: Gentiana 2021
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2021, 01:24:10 PM »
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 :)
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Gabriela, they like nutritious loamy soil. Angustifolia also loves some lime.
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Re: Gentiana 2021
« Reply #10 on: May 04, 2021, 09:03:10 PM »
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.
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Re: Gentiana 2021
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2021, 07:41:14 AM »
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.
Gabriela, there are indeed a lot of misnamed Gentiana. G. angustifolia has the right characteristics: the old leaves are long and very narrow. The bell and chalice also have the correct shape.

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Re: Gentiana 2021
« Reply #12 on: May 06, 2021, 11:36:56 AM »
Gentiana angustifolia
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Re: Gentiana 2021
« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2021, 12:49:09 PM »
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?
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Re: Gentiana 2021
« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2021, 02:16:11 PM »
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?
Carolyn, the name, Gentiana acaulis (stemless gentian) is used in 2 ways: on the one hand as a group and on the other as a species.
You can see it here: http://www.gentians.be/index.php?page=articles&art=9



You can see that the real Gentiana acaulis (as species) has broad old leaves, also look at the shape of the chalice and teeth. You see a white membrane between the teeth.
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