Gentiana verna

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Gentiana verna in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Gentiana verna, Linn. Fig. 1627. Tufted: st. angled: lvs. ovate or ovate-lanceolate: fls. solitary; calyx membranaceous; corolla nearly bowl-shaped; lobes ovate, obtuse. Apr.-June. Eu., Caucasus. B.M. 491. L.B.C. 1:62. R.H. 1859, p. 250. Gn. 48, p. 139; 75, p. 284. G.C. II. 24:373. J.H. III. 52:58. G.W. 23:431. Var. alata, Griseb. (G. angulosa, Bieb.), is taller and has the nerves of the ventricose calyx produced into wings.— Rockwork, in a compost of heath-soil, finely crushed granite, and vegetable-mold, with full sunlight. A supposed hybrid between this and the following has been described as G. favratii, Hort. The plant is practically unknown in Amer. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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