Gentian. Beautiful copper-sulphate blue flowers produced over a long flowering period. Max Height 5cm. Max Spread 15cm. Flowers July to October. Full sun. Hardy. Water thoroughly before planting.
Gentiana x caroli
Beautiful copper-sulphate blue flowers produced over a long flowering period
Category: Alpines
Additional information
Generic | Gentiana |
---|---|
Species | x caroli |
Varietry | |
Common Name | Gentian |
Flower Colour | blue |
Soil | Gritty, Acidic |
Aspect | Full sun |
Foliage | Semi-evergreen |
Height | 5cm |
Family | Gentianaceae |
Spread | 15cm |
Growth Speed | |
Growth Habit | Clump-forming |
Fragrance | FALSE |
Foliage Colour | green |
Flowers From | July, October |
Colour Fruit | |
Fruits When | |
Moisture | Moist, Well drained |
Protection | |
Hardiness | Hardy |
Planting | Water thoroughly before planting |
Care | Keep moist in first year |
Border | Rock garden, Scree |
Toxicity | |
Pruning | |
Pruning Time | |
Pests and diseases | Slugs and snails, Rusts |
Maintenance | Keep free from weeds |
Propagation | Seed, Stem cuttings, Layering |
Related products
Aethionema oppositifolium
A semi-evergreen cushion with blue-grey leaves. Small racemes of lavender pink flowers.
Aethionema grandiflorum Pulchellum Group
Grown for the masses of tiny pink flowers produced in spring. Likes alkaline soil. Short lived.
Ajuga pyramidalis ‘Metallica Crispa’
Attractive crinkled and curled metallic green-purple leaves, forming tight cushions. Pyramidal, spike-like blue flowers.
Ajuga reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’
Creeping semi-evergreen alpine with red, bronze and cream leaves and spike-like light blue flowers.
Acaena buchananii
A fast -growing evergreen forming an apple-green mat with greenish burrs.
Ajuga reptans ‘Variegata’
Compact semi-evergreen alpine with green and cream variegated leaves Spike-like blue flowers.
Alyssoides utriculata
A woody stemmed alpine with rosettes of dark green leaves. Long sprays of yellow flowers.
Ajuga reptans ‘Atropurpurea’
Creeping semi-evergreen with purple leaves and spike-like blue flowers.