Plant Name

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Gentiana verna

Common Name

Spring Gentian or Star Gentian

Soil

Thrives on dry meadows with chalky soil and in Sand with pH 6.5 and upwards.

Sun Aspect

Part Shade

Soil Moisture

Moist

Plant Type

Evergreen Alpine

Height x Spread in feet

0.1 x 0.3

Foliage

Dark Green

Flower Colour in Month(s). Fruit

White-throated Sky-Blue in April-July

Comment

Mat-forming form. Suitable for Rock Garden.

The flowers attract butterflies and bees for pollination. Ants are responsible for spreading its seeds.

How to grow it from The Telegraph.

Available from Kevock Garden Plants.