Gentiana asclepiadea

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Gentiana asclepiadea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Gentiana asclepiadea, Linn. St. strict, about 1-1 ½ ft. tall: lvs. sessile, ovate-lanceolate: calyx-teeth very short: fls. in spike-like racemes, dark blue, very showy; corolla club-shaped; calyx one-third as long as the corolla: seeds not winged. July-Sept. S. Eu., Caucasus. B.M. 1078. Gn. 48, p. 143, and 54, p. 39. G.M. 47:544. Gt. 54, p. 345. G. 3:59; 8:481; 13:403; 21:233. Var. alba, a white-fld. form is excellent but perhaps not known outside of English trade. Shade or half-shade, and moist, deep soil rich in humus. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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