Gentiana purpurea

Plant Characteristics
Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.

Scientific Names

Read about Gentiana purpurea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Gentiana purpurea, Linn. Lvs. ovate-oblong, 5-nerved: fls. purple above; corolla-tube yellowish, club-shaped; lobes mostly 6, obovate-subrotund, one-third the length of the tube. Aug., Sept. Eu. L.B.C. 6:583 shows a rich, dull purple, with no trace of blue.—Compost of sphagnum and heath soil. Be careful not to break the roots. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Cultivation

Do you have cultivation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Do you have propagation info on this plant? Edit this section!

Do you have pest and disease info on this plant? Edit this section!

If you have a photo of this plant, please upload it! Plus, there may be other photos available for you to add.

w:Gentiana purpurea. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
Gentiana purpurea QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)

This article is a stub. You can help Gardenology.org by expanding it.