Gentiana andrewsii <br>BOTTLE GENTIAN
Bottle Gentian blooms look like large buds, waiting to burst open. Opening only slightly, blooms are deep blue and large. Mature plants will self-seed, creating a colony. This plant can be grown in regular soil, or slightly boggy soils. Flowers have long stems, and are extremely beautiful as cut flowers and in arrangements! Native to North America.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zones: 3-7
Height: 14-24", 30-60cm
Location: Part sun or part shade
Seeds per packet: 50
Hugowolf at en.wikipedia, GentianaAndrewsii, CC BY 2.5
Bottle Gentian blooms look like large buds, waiting to burst open. Opening only slightly, blooms are deep blue and large. Mature plants will self-seed, creating a colony. This plant can be grown in regular soil, or slightly boggy soils. Flowers have long stems, and are extremely beautiful as cut flowers and in arrangements! Native to North America.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zones: 3-7
Height: 14-24", 30-60cm
Location: Part sun or part shade
Seeds per packet: 50
Hugowolf at en.wikipedia, GentianaAndrewsii, CC BY 2.5
Description
Bottle Gentian blooms look like large buds, waiting to burst open. Opening only slightly, blooms are deep blue and large. Mature plants will self-seed, creating a colony. This plant can be grown in regular soil, or slightly boggy soils. Flowers have long stems, and are extremely beautiful as cut flowers and in arrangements! Native to North America.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zones: 3-7
Height: 14-24", 30-60cm
Location: Part sun or part shade
Seeds per packet: 50
Hugowolf at en.wikipedia, GentianaAndrewsii, CC BY 2.5
