Perennials > Gentiana > Gentiana cruciata > Gentiana cruciata
Gentiana cruciata
Cross Gentian, Star Gentian
| Family |
| Gentianaceae |
| Genus |
| Gentiana |
| Species |
| cruciata |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Height |
| 20 - 40 cm |
| Spread |
| 25 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Rock gardens, ornamental use and container planting. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Well-drained soils with a pH of acidic and neutral. Prefers sandy or clay soils. Drought and deer resistant. |
| Shape |
| Erect and compact. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Forest edges, bushy slopes, pastures, grasslands and dry meadows. |
| Leaf Description |
| Erect stems. The leaves are large, ovate-lanceolate, semi-amplexicaul and 3 - 8 cm long. |
| Flower Description |
| Trumpets with 4 petals, clustered in the axils of the upper leaves. Flowering extends June to August. |
| Fruit Description |
| Capsule-like. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are a deep green. The flowers are purplish-blue. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
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