Susan & gentiana cruciata
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- Subject: Susan & gentiana cruciata
- From: G*
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 17:06:11 -0400
Hello Susan,
Gentiana cruciata is the Cross leaf Gentian. If you look down on the
mature leaves you will see that they form a cross. Easy to grow Gentian
that blooms in early summer. Just give it a touch of shade, well drained
decent soil and mulch. It gets a bit of a bad rap with the English rock
gardening gardening literature. Far too easy to grow and the blooms are
only pleasing....
I think you will like the plant. Try a yellow blooming Toadlily with it to
help bring out the blue trumpets of the Gentian.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
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> From: Saxton, Susan <SSaxton@Schwabe.com>
> Subject: Reblooming daylilies and gentiana cruciata
> Date: Friday, April 23, 1999 11:40 AM
>
> Last night I purchased a plant strictly because it looked so darn
healthy,
> gentiana cruciata. Somehow I had it in my mind that the gentiana family
> liked hot and dry, but the little information I've been able to find in
my
> books doesn't say much. The tag on this plant says it is able to take a
> little bit of dryness, which would lead me to believe they like more
moist
> soil
>
> The only thing conclusive I read was "well draining and NO LIME." I live
in
> the PNW, so drainage is always a problem, but we are acidic not alkaline
so
> I'm okay there.
>
> Any advice?
>
> Also, I'm getting ready to place an order of daylilies with Oakes and am
> wondering if the "rebloomers" REALLY rebloom -- well; do they rebloom a
tiny
> bit, nothing to write home about, great rebloom, what??? Or is it
> individual to the variety?
>
> Susan Saxton, zone 6b
> For mine is just a little old fashioned garden where the
> flowers come together to praise the Lord and teach all
> who look upon them to do likewise.
> Celia Thaxter
>
> I AM in shape. ROUND is a shape!
>
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