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Gentiana asclepiadea

Common name: Willow Gentian

The bluest bells from summer to autumn

-10 to -15°C
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators

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Gentiana asclepiadea is a clump-forming, weed-suppressing and highly beneficial groundcover plant. Slender, elegant and arching stems of verdant, willowy leaves are held from June to November each year. Then, from July to September, Gentiana asclepiadea bears multiples of intensely blue coloured, trumpet shaped flowers, with white interior accents. Flowers emerge from the upper leaf axils to crown the foliage with rich and resplendent colour.Gentiana asclepiadea hails from central to eastern Europe and Iran, where it can be found in woodlands on mountains and hills in the main. Bear this in mind when choosing a spot to plant and you cannot go far wrong. This dependable variety holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit for its reliability and outstanding performance.Prefers a spot in dappled shade, although if soil is continually moist (not waterlogged) it can cope with a little more sun. Great for gravel gardens and superb as a cut flower for bouquets and vases. A hardy, herbaceous perennial with reaches 90cm in height with a spread of 50cm.
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Key Information
Latin Name Gentiana asclepiadea
Common Name Willow Gentian
Hardiness H5 (-10 to -15°C)
Colour Blue
Type Perennial
Format 9cm Pots
Position Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 0.90 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.50
AGM Yes
Soil Conditions Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Neutral
Aspect East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes
Good for groundcover Yes

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