General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 3 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Spring
Other: can re-bloom throughout the summer.
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Uses: Provides winter interest
Medicinal Herb
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bumblebees

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Common names
  • Gentian
  • Stemless Gentian
  • Trumpet Gentian

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