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Chionogentias diemensis (syn. Gentianella diemensis) is a flowering herbaceous alpine plant in the family Gentianaceae, endemic to the island of Tasmania in Australia. It is commonly known as the Tasmanian mountain gentian. Chionogentias diemensis has been classified into two sub-species: the Tasmanian snow-gentian (Chionogentias diemensis subsp. diemensis) and the Ben Lomond snow-gentian (Chionogentias diemensis subsp. plantaginea).
It is not widely grown and has been found difficult to maintain. It has the potential to be grown in a container that receives full sunlight. They prefer well-drained soil, rich in organic matter, with pH that is acidic to neutral. The best way to cultivate it is propagation from seed. Seeds need to be fresh and stratified prior to planting.
Chionogentias are endemic to Tasmania and are found widely in alpine and subalpine areas. They like damp grassland and heathlands, and you will sometimes see them growing out of cushion plants. They prefer moist soil, rich in organic matter that has a pH acidic to neutral.
Gentianella alborosea · Autumn dwarf gentian · Gentianella androsacea · Early Gentian · Gentianella antarctica · Golden dwarfgentian · Barrington Snow Gentian · Common New Zealand Gentian · Field gentian · Auckland Island Gentian · Gentianella cernua · Enderby Island Gentian
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