Re: Gentiana

Hello Jim,
    You may want to check out an article on Gentiana in The American
Gardener this month. Covers summer and fall blooming species and hybrids
grown in Indiana... I even have a couple of my photos included. There are
also spring blooming gentians to look into. My specialty is shade, so
naturally my article was about gentians that would do well in shade. Quite a
few species will do well as you move them into sun if you provide the
additional moisture short of a bog condition. There are quite a few species
that grow in meadows in seepage areas.
    There is no shortage of gentaina for just about any niche you have for
them.
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message -----
> Hi all,
>
> I just moved our lone gentian, a hybrid from Gene Bush that is in full
> bloom just now, to the edge of the woodland garden.  It has been growing
in
> a raised bed on the north side of the house, right by our front door.
This
> area is being taken over by some large ferns.  My wife wondered if it
would
> grow in our rock garden, in full sun.  Are there any gentians that would
> take exposure in a rock garden?  The rocks are limestone from southern
> Indiana, and the soil is limy and sandy riverbottom (lots of dead snail
> shells in it).
>
> Jim Shields
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