Perennials > Gentiana > Gentiana veitchiorum > Gentiana veitchiorum
Gentiana veitchiorum
Origin: Western China.
| Family |
| Gentianaceae |
| Genus |
| Gentiana |
| Species |
| veitchiorum |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4a - 7b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 5 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -34 - (-15) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -30 - 5 |
| Height |
| 15 - 30 cm |
| Spread |
| 60 - 90 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Rock gardens and borders. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun to partial-shade. Well-drained soil with a pH of 5.1 - 6.5 (strongly acidic, acidic and mildly acidic). Prefers sandy loam and loam soil. |
| Shape |
| Spreading. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Slugs and snails. Leaf spots. |
| Leaf Description |
| Basal rosette leaves. Leaf blades are linear-lanceolate to linear-elliptic and 3 - 5.5 cm long and 2 - 5 mm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers are terminal, solitary and sessile. Calyx tubular to narrowly obconic that are 1.2 - 1.4 cm long. |
| Colour Description |
| The flowers are white in colour. |
| Texture Description |
| The flowers have a velvety feel. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Seed. |
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