Meadow Bottle Gentian

Porcelain blue bottle-like flowers (1 to 1 1/2 inch) from August through early October seem perpetually closed & change to blue-violet with age, glossy leaves up to 4 - long in a whorl below the flowers, clay tolerant, good rain garden plant, likes acid soil. It's fun to watch bumble bees muscle their way into the flowers to pollinate them.

1-2 foot tall
Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-8b
Perennial

Native Range: ME south to the mountains of NC & TN. Rare in NY

Germination - Moderately Difficult: Cold stratify 8 weeks, surface sow
(approx. 100 seeds per seed packet)

Meadow Bottle Gentian Seed Packet $5.00 (Temporarily Sold Out*)

*We normally carry this item but are temporarily sold out. We expect to have it available again as soon as our plants in production reach sufficient size/maturity or we harvest more seed. In some cases, plants may be recovering from caterpillar damage (Monarchs love our Milkweed), wind or hail damage, rampaging woodchucks, downed trees, or other natural issues. We are constantly updating our web site so please check back again.

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