General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 8-10 inches
Plant Spread: 6-8 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies

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Common names
  • Lisianthus
  • Prairie Gentian
  • Texas Bluebell
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Eustoma russellianum
  • Synonym: Lisianthus russellianus
  • Synonym: Eustoma grandiflorum
  • Synonym: Eustoma exaltatum subsp. russellianum

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Location: Barsons Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2010-06-01
Location: Barsons Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2010-06-01
Location: Barsons Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2010-06-01
Location: Barsons Greenhouse, MI
Date: 2010-06-01

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