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Gentianaceae
Chinese Gentian
Gentiana sino-ornata
Exquisite beauty.
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Gentiana
- Native to
- China (Tibet, Yunnan, Sichuan)
- Bloom season
- Fall
- Type
- Perennial
- Height
- 5-10 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- Acidic, humus-rich, moist
- Water
- Regular
- Hardiness
- 5-7
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- It is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful of all gentian species, with vivid trumpet-shaped blue flowers.
- The plant was introduced to Western gardens by the famous plant hunter George Forrest in 1904.
- It blooms in autumn when most alpine plants have finished flowering, providing rare late-season color.
- Each trailing stem produces a single large flower that can be up to 6 cm long.
- It requires acidic soil and will not thrive in alkaline conditions, unlike some other gentians.
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Deep admiration
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