Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Gentiana asclepiadea
Family: (Gentianaceae)
(P) to 12″. Willow Gentian. A native of Europe and Asia Minor. Clusters of two to three sapphire blue trumpets appear in the axils of the prominent veined, willow-leaved foliage. These arching sprays of blue are wonderful cascading over a rock or dripping down from a ledge above. Blooms late summer. Partial shade. 3 & 6