Berrybank Nursery, 5 Boggs Holdings, Pencaitland, East Lothian, EH34 5BA
Gentiana asclepiadea
Common Name: 'Willow gentian'AGM. This is a woodland species with gracefully arching leafy stems, which bear clusters of deep blue trumpet flowers. Jul-Sep. H60cm S45cm.
Care Instructions
Best grown in light, humus-rich soil that is reliably moist but well-drained. Dislikes chalky soils. It prefers shade from hot sun but in areas with cool, damp summers it can tolerate sun
- Alpines
- Good for low allergen gardens
- Award of Garden Merit
- Good for partial shade
- Good for sun
- Good for well-drained soil
- Blue flowers
- Good for autumn
- Good for summer
- 60cm to 90cm
Plant No: 1037