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Reinhard Böttger 龙胆苗圃位于德国萨克森州厄尔士山脉北麓 Stollberg/Erzgebirge 镇 Mitteldorf 街区, 是一处 Kleingartenanlage 协会租赁制小区 “Am Wiesenweg” 内的私人高山植物栽培园, 海拔约 440 米。该网站是园主 Böttger 先生的个人主页, 自 1980 年代中期起持续经营, 站内公开声明本站为非商业用途的私人网站。
园主与园区
园主 Reinhard Böttger 出生于 Stollberg/Erzgebirge, 因喜爱滑雪与登山而被高山植物吸引, 自 1980 年代中期开始在前东德的传统市集上购入并栽培阿尔卑斯与东亚高山植物。园区最初位于 Stollberg 北缘厄尔士山脉北麓约 440 米海拔的私人花园, 选址基于冬季湿冷、夏季温凉的小气候适合龙胆类与高山花卉越夏越冬。园主通过有性繁殖的实生苗与无性繁殖 (营养繁殖) 两种途径扩繁种质, 偏好以无性繁殖确保母本性状一致。
龙胆专类
苗圃的核心业务是无茎龙胆 (Stengellose Enziane, 即 Gentiana acaulis 与 G. clusii 类群) 与西华系秋花龙胆 (MONOPODIAE, 即 Westchinesische Schmuckenziane, 含 Gentiana farreri、G. hexaphylla、G. sino-ornata 等近缘种)。园主对西华系秋花龙胆兴趣尤深, 持续搜集原产野生种与罕见的矮生栽培品种, 并以 “RB” (Reinhard Böttger) 命名自有选育品系。已公开的自有选育包含 Gentiana clusii ‘ROSENROT’RB (粉红色株系) 与 Gentiana Hybr. ‘Mozart’RB 等。
高山植物收藏
除龙胆外, 苗圃亦栽培多种欧洲与亚洲高山植物, 包括阿尔卑斯报春 (Primula, 含英国 Show-Aurikel 类育种系)、高山耧斗菜 (Aquilegia)、山金车 (Arnica)、石竹 (Dianthus)、葶苈 (Draba)、路边青 (Geum)、黄色野生长生草 (Sempervivum) 以及小型的美洲鸢尾。园主另辟专章介绍高山植物相关的邮票收藏, 并曾在奥地利参与发行含高山植物图案的特种邮票。
购苗与参观
销售方面, 苗圃按最低邮政重量等级收取 6.90 欧元的运费, 仅接受预付汇款 (老客户可记账), 但更鼓励访客在预约后到园区自取。四月至五月 (无茎龙胆与报春花期)、五月中至六月 (山金车、石竹、长生草花期)、七月至八月 (西华系秋花龙胆的野生种与早花品种) 是推荐的现场选苗时段。园主提示: 部分所列品种仅作为栽培记录参考, 因生长缓慢可能并无现货可售。
Background
The Reinhard Böttger Gentian Garden is a private alpine-plant cultivation site located within the allotment “Am Wiesenweg” in the Mitteldorf district of Stollberg/Erzgebirge, on the northern edge of the Erzgebirge range in Saxony, Germany, at roughly 440 m above sea level. It is run as the personal homepage of gardener Reinhard Böttger, who has been tending the collection continuously since the mid-1980s; the website explicitly states that it serves no commercial purpose.
Owner and Garden
Reinhard Böttger was born in Stollberg/Erzgebirge, and his interest in alpine plants grew out of skiing and mountain hiking. From the mid-1980s he began purchasing and cultivating Alpine and East-Asian alpines at traditional plant markets in what was then East Germany. The garden sits on the northern edge of the Erzgebirge at about 440 m elevation, where cool, moist winters and mild summers provide a favourable microclimate for gentians and other high-elevation flora. Böttger propagates both by seed and vegetatively, preferring vegetative propagation to keep the mother plant’s traits stable.
Gentian Specialty
The nursery’s core specialty is the stemless gentians (Stengellose Enziane, the Gentiana acaulis and G. clusii group) and the West-China autumn-flowering gentians (MONOPODIAE, Westchinesische Schmuckenziane), including wild species such as Gentiana farreri, G. hexaphylla, G. sino-ornata and their near relatives. Böttger is particularly devoted to the West-China autumn group, where he keeps collecting rare wild forms and dwarf cultivars, and has begun selecting and naming his own lines under the breeder code “RB” (Reinhard Böttger). His publicly listed own selections include Gentiana clusii ‘ROSENROT’RB (a pink-tongued clone) and Gentiana Hybr. ‘Mozart’RB.
Alpine Plant Collection
Beyond gentians the nursery cultivates a range of European and Asian alpines, including Alpine primroses (Primula, with English Show-Aurikeln as a separate breeding line), alpine columbines (Aquilegia), arnica (Arnica), pinks (Dianthus), whitlowgrasses (Draba), avens (Geum), yellow wild houseleeks (Sempervivum), and small American irises. A separate section of the site documents Böttger’s philatelic collection of plant-themed stamps, including Austrian issues featuring alpine plants that he helped bring into circulation.
Ordering and Visits
Ordering: the nursery charges 6.90 euros for postage at the lowest German postal weight class, accepts prepayment only (long-standing customers may pay on invoice), and prefers visitors to pick up plants in person by appointment. Recommended visiting windows for on-site selection are April to early May (stemless gentians and primroses in flower), mid-May to June (arnica, pinks and Sempervivum), and July to August (wild species and early cultivars of the West-China autumn gentians). The owner notes that not every species pictured in the catalogue is available as a potted plant, since slow growers may not yet have multiplied to saleable size.
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