Gentiana asclepiadea
Description:
This clumping woodland native has arching stems with mid-green foliage and trumpet-shaped dark to light blue flowers in axilliary clusters. It loves part-shade and associates well with ferns and shade grasses like Hakonechloa, Millium effusum ‘Aureum’ and Carex elata ‘Bowles Golden’. Willow gentian is one of the best and easiest gentians for the garden.
Common Name: Willow Gentian
Family: Gentianaceae (The Gentian Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-9
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Scrub, grassy and forest habitats above 1000 metres altitude.
Award: AGM, GPP
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
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