Gymnospermium albertii

Gymnospermium albertii (syn. Leontice alberti)<ref name= "Bulbs">Matthew, Brian. "The Smaller Bulbs", copyright B.T. Batsford, Ltd. 1987. ISBN 0713449225. pp 99-100</ref><ref name= "plantlist">http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2835999</ref> is a species in the genus Gymnospermium in the family Berberidaceae.<ref name="Bulbs" />

Description

Tuberous perennial.<ref name="Bulbs" />

• Height: Flowering stems to about 15 cm high.<ref name="Bulbs" />
• Leaves: Lobed, with five leaflets. Leaves are bronze-tinged and rolled lengthways when young, expanding and turning pale green with maturity.<ref name="Bulbs" />
• Inflorescences:
  • Raceme: Pendent at first, later becoming upright. Densely flowered.<ref name="Bulbs" />
  • Flowers: Each flower measures up to 2.5 cm (1 in) in diameter when fully open, but they are more frequently seen in the earlier bell-shaped stage of openness. Flowers are bright yellow with a coppery red exterior.<ref name="Bulbs" />

Range

Native to rocky hillsides in Soviet Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan).<ref name="Bulbs" />

Cultivation

Easily raised from seed. Very hardy. Successful in open, well-drained soil. Grows well in unheated glasshouses.<ref name="Bulbs" />

Etymology

Gymnospermium derived from Greek, meaning 'naked seed'. Albertii is named for Johann Albert Von Regel, collector of the type specimen and son of the author of the species, Eduard August von Regel.<ref>Gartenflora (1881) 293. [1]</ref><ref name= "gledhill">Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 41, 187</ref>