Re: Late Autumn Perennials/ Gentian
Hello Susan,
Gentians are a big favorite of mine. One, I especially enjoy the color blue in
a flower. Two, there are so many that are easily grown. Three, summer, fall and
winter bloomers in blue when gardens are beginning to need help with color.
The two I mentioned are late bloomers. Gentian saponaria, or Soapwort Gentian,
is about the same as the G. andrewsii except that it has foliage resembling a
soapwort. Both are native "bottle" gentians in that the blooms do not completely
open resembling little blue bottles all over the stems.
Gentian scabra is a sweetie... only about 6 inches tall, upright but with open
trumpet shaped blooms in lovely blue. Grows about anywhere from scree to just
average garden soil in sun to open shade. Do not know why it is not more well
known. Sure beats the hey out of quite a few of the others easily found on the
market.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Saxton, Susan <SSaxton@Schwabe.com>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 12:36 PM
Subject: RE: Late Autumn Perennials
> Hi Gene,
>
> I would like to know more about the two gentians you mentioned.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: GeneBush [g*@otherside.com]
> > Subject: Re: Late Autumn Perennials
> > into full bloom. The native Gentian saponaria is in full
> > bloom along with the tiny
> > G. scabra.
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