Description
New to catalogue for 2025.
A rare gentian with beautiful red-purple flowers that attract numerous pollinators.
Flowering: Summer
Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height: 50cm
Spread: 30cm
Further information:
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Common Name: Purple gentian
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Gentianaceae
Foliage: lanceolate
Basic Colour: ( Purple)
Flower Colour: Purple / Red
Natural Flowering: July – September
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 50cm
Soil Requirements: average / moist / well-drained
Soil ph: acidic / neutral
Location: container / cottage garden / border / rock garden / meadow
Usage: ornamental
Pruning:
Tolerates:
Origin: Europe