Gentiana andrewsii

Bottle-shaped dark blue flowers that stay closed
Flowers are held at the ends of the stems, as well as in the nodes of the leaves
Long-blooming, from summer to fall
Narrow-oval green leaves turn yellow after the flowers diminish

ZONE:
3

COLOUR:
Blue

HEIGHT:
50-60 cm

SPREAD:
30-45 cm

Keep moist but not soggy. Does best in slightly acidic soil.

Pollinated mostly by bumblebees, which are strong enough to pry open the 'bottles'.

SOIL MOISTURE:
Moist to Average
Well-drained

ATTRACTS WILDLIFE:
Attracts Pollinators

GROWTH RATE:
Medium

ATTRIBUTES:
Fall Color

FLOWERING TIME:
Lt. Sum-Fall
Fall

HABIT:
Upright
Clumping

FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green

LANDSCAPE USES:
Woodland/woods edge
Naturalizing