Description and General Information:
This gentian is often called the Chinese gentian, but it just one of several closely-related fall-flowering gentians that occur in China. Gentiana sino-ornata is the most commonly grown of the fall-blooming gentians. It is native to alpine meadows and open forests of southern and western Sichuan and northwest Yunnan. Its habitat includes open damp alpine meadows and open forests, at elevations of 2800-4400 meters. Plants form a low mat with prostrate stems 15-30 centimeters...
