Full Sun
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
8a
USDA zone
-12°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
10cm | Max | 10cm |
5cm | Min |
5 years to reach maturity
Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter
More images of Spring Gentian
Spring Gentian Overview
This is a spring flowering perennial, growing about 5cm high, It will form a compact clumps of basal rosettes of broadly ovate leaves. The flowers are produced in short upright stems which bear single bright blue blooms with a white throat and spreading petals in early spring.
Common problems with Spring Gentian
How to propagate Spring Gentian
Division
Propagate by division or offshoots in spring. Divide autumn flowering species and G.clusii every 3 years in early spring and replant in fresh soil.
Seed
Seed in autumn.
Other uses of Spring Gentian
Rock garden.