Perennials > Gentiana > Gentiana septemfida > Gentiana septemfida
Gentiana septemfida
Crested Gentian
Origin: Asia.
| Family |
| Gentianaceae |
| Genus |
| Gentiana |
| Species |
| septemfida |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7b - 8a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 (Observed growing well in H7) |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 to -10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 - 14 |
| Height |
| 10 - 50 cm |
| Spread |
| 10 - 50 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
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| Landscape |
| Border planting, informal/cottage gardens and rock gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun. Moist and well drained soils with a pH of acidic, neutral and alkaline. Prefers loam, chalk and sand. |
| Shape |
| Trailing and bushy. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Prone to slugs, snails and aphids. Prone to root rot. |
| Leaf Description |
| Trailing stems paired with ovate leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| Clusters of showy trumpet-shaped flowers that are 4 cm long. |
| Colour Description |
| The flowers are a bluish-purple. The leaves are green. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Seed and division. |
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