Re: creamy gentian

Since you were able to buy it in a small cup-it most likely will not bloom
this year.
They are long lived and I like them.

Here is what I have for a description:

This native north American Gentian has creany-white flowers over semi-glossy
medium to yellow-green leaves. Plants bloom in late summer and the flowers
look very much like a bottle gentian. This species is more upright growing
than G. andrewsii reaching a height of 2 feet. Nice plants for a moist
prairie planting or in a mixed boarder. If you also grow A. andrewsii allow
them to cross pollinate and self sow-the offspring will produce some very
attractive plants with creamy-white flowers rimed in blue. Plants maintain an
upright form too. Your seedlings will take two or three years to bloom.
Surface sow seeds and use F 50, bright light will speed up germination, which
can be spread out over a few months. Long lived species that grows into a
good sized clump with time. Zones 3-8. Native from Central and north central
USA. Makes a nice dried flower too.



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