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plant | Gentiana andrewsii |
common_name | Bottle Gentian |
plant_type | Forb |
bloom_range | Aug 22nd to Nov 12th |
bloomed | Hasn't Bloomed Yet in 2024 |
quantity | 1,210.00 |
beds | B Beds, Meadow, Rain Garden |
legend_id |
umid | 40 |
botanical_name | Gentiana andrewsii |
common_name | Bottle Gentian |
plant_type | flowering herbaceous perennial |
fol_persis | deciduous |
nativity | Great Lakes native |
hardiness | 3 to 7 |
typical_height_ft | 1-2' |
typical_width_ft | 1-1.5' |
light_type | full sun, part shade or moderate shade |
details_on_light_needs | Prefers part shade |
soil_type | clay, loam, sand |
soil_preference | Prefers alkaline soil; tolerates clay |
soil_moisture | moist |
details_on_soil_moisture_needs | Prefers moist, rich soils |
drought_tol | not drought tolerance |
deer_tol | moderate tolerance |
salt_tol | |
heat_tol | heat |
plant_form | erect or upright |
foliage_color | dark green |
fall_color | brown, red |
bloom_time | August, September |
bloom_color | blue, purple |
fruit_type | seed |
fruit_color | brown |
winter_form | |
eco_value | bee |
combines_well_with | New England Aster, Obedient Plant, Dense Blazing Star, Turtleheads, Ferns, Lobelia species |
notes | Plants have taproots & do not spread vegetatively; herbivore resistant, but deer causing branching by biting tips |
citation1 | https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/bottle-gentian |
citation2 | https://www.midwestgroundcovers.com/plant/Gentiana-andrewsii |
citation3 | https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/bt_gentianx.htm |
citation4 | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=k320 |
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