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Eustoma grandiflorum

 
Eustoma grandiflorum

Synonym(s) Lisianthus russelianus
Common name lisianthus; prairie gentian
Family gentianaceae
Life cycle annual/tender perennial
Flowers white-blue (summer-fall)
Size 18"
Light sun-part shade
Cultural notes ordinary garden soil
From seed germinate at room temperature. start early (December/January) to get flowers by early summer.
detailed seed-starting info below

Beautiful flowers on strong stalks, bluish-green foliage. We start ours very early, so that we can enjoy them all summer long. Our original seed was 'Echo mix', which had many colors - by now, several generations later, we're down to white, light blue, and dark blue.

lisianthus; prairie gentian

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: bogside border

Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list

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Seed-starting details for this plant

  1. Coated seed from Park. 6pak 70F (16%G, starting 21d).
    Seed from '00 garden. 6pak 65F (20%G, starting 14d)
  2. Seed from '00 and '01 garden sowed to surface of pot at 65F. Lots of seedlings starting 10d
  3. Seed from '05 garden. Surface-sowed pot (Dec 8) at 65F. Germination started Dec 25. Fair germination percentage, slow growth - potted up Mar 18.


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