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Gentiana dahurica |
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| Common name |
gentian |
| Family |
gentianaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
blue (summer) |
| Size |
12" |
| Light |
full sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
Self-seeds modestly in our garden
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | late September |
This gentian spreads wider than it is tall. New foliage emerges neatly fresh-green in early spring, and make a slightly glossy mound by early summer. Gentian-blue flowers appear in summer. I find self-sowed plants occasionally in the immediate vicinity of the mother plants.
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If it is given some neighbors for support, it will grow a little more upright
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Ingrid | Jul 07, 2013 | I have a gentian dahurica, I was wondering if this can be divided. I'm scared to try it as it is very difficult to find, and I don't want to lose this one.
I'm not sure on that one – it's been a while since I had a mature specimen. In any case, I would advise against any dividing for the remainder of this year. You can lift a plant next spring and judge whether you can split it in a way that maintains healthy amounts of roots and top growth for each piece. |
- Seed from J.L.Hudson. 50+%G @ 70F, starting at 2w
- Seed from '01 garden. Baggy 70F with light (84%G, 9d-5w). Some damp-off occurred (about 60% yield from sprouted seeds)
- Seed from NARGS '10/'11 exchange. Baggy 70F with light (80%G, 6-11d)
- Seed from NARGS '12/'13 exchange. Baggy 70F with light (83%G, 9-22d)
- Same seed as above, cold-stored. Baggy 70F with light (70%G, 12-16d)
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