Gentiana lutea.
Summer 1994. These little buds were born from seed from 1993. They were a few mm in diameter. About 7 years later, some of them where large enough to be able to bloom.
Gentiana lutea bud as it looks as soon as it emerges form the soil in early spring. It is the 21st time that this plant sees the spring time!!
Ghigo, spring 2015.
Seen from an aerial perspective they look partially purple which helps to spot them.
Ghigo, spring 2015.
A couple of weeks after emerging from the ground the little plants are about 10cm tall.
Ghigo, spring 2015.
About 1 month and 30 cm.
Ghigo, spring 2015.
Plant blooming.
June 2017.
Detail of the flowers.
June 2017.
During summer the seeds develop.
August 2017.
Details of the seeds.
August 2017.
Capsule with the seeds.
August 2017.
Detail of the capsule with the seeds.
August 2017.
Seeds out of the capsule.
August 2017.
Seeds.
August 2017.
Seed. The plant photographed in this page was born in 1994 out of one seed like this that I collected in the Vallone delle Miniere in 1993.
August 2017.
