Gentiana sino-ornata
Gentiana sino-ornata (showy Chinese gentian) is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae, native to western China and Tibet. It is low-growing semi-evergreen perennial growing to 5–7 cm (2–3 in) tall, with multiple prostrate stems 15–30 cm (6–12 in) long, bearing single trumpet-shaped flowers of a pure blue with a white- and green-striped throat, in autumn.[2]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
- ^ http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/tax_search.pl
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=854
