About
A tufted, semi-evergreen perennial to about 40cm tall from mountain habitats in the western Himalaya and Afghanistan with petiolate (petiolata), broadly ovate, mid-green basal leaves and branching stems bearing many small, star-shaped, white to pale pink flowers with prominent blue-spotted petals in late summer and autumn. A graceful and unusual Swertia for a moist, cool, partly shaded position.
About the genus
A genus of over 50 species of hardy perennial, tufted, herbaceous rush, native to Australia, with narrow, strappy green, yellow or variegated foliage, woody rhizomes and fibrous roots. The foliage can be aromatic, sometimes with an unpleasant smell. Spikes of creamy-white to yellow flower clusters may be seen in summer
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