Gentiana 'Blue Silk'
Garden Plant Information

gentian blue silk - flower

 

gentian blue silk - pot

 

Name

Gentiana 'Blue Silk'

Genus  

Gentiana

Species

 

Cultivar/variety

'Blue Silk'

General description

Bushy clump forming alpine, with upright stems of large, bright blue, trumpet flowers in late summer. H & S: 30cm

Season of interest

Flowers in late summer

Key horticultural features

  1.  Single, narrow, pointed, paired, dark green leaf up to 4cm long. Leaves surround stem.

  2. Stem round, shading from dark pink to green

  3. Trumpet-shaped flower, blue with regular but rough white stripes. White throat, dappled and striped with blue.

  4. Blue stamens with white tips

Cultural details

Aspect

Partial shade, Shade

Soil

Well drained, light to acid

Hardiness

Hardy

Maintenance

Divide every three years, in spring, and replant in new soil.

Propagation

From creeping root-stems or from plantlets in the leaf axils that can be detached in the late summer and transplanted