Plants of this genus are known commonly as dwarf gentians. Gentiana definition of gentiana by the free dictionary. We promote the cultivation, conservation, and knowledge of rock garden plants, their value, habits and geographical distribution. Known as stemless gentian, trumpet gentian or blauer enzian, this herb plant typically is found growing in acidic soils. Gentiana septemfida, the crested gentian or summer gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the family gentianaceae, native to the caucasus and turkey. The summer gentians are among the easiest types for average garden conditions. These differences in content explain why gentiana is considered a much stronger herb than chinchiu and why gentiana scabra is the desired source for gentiana. Gentiana andrewsii, commonly called bottle gentian, is a missouri native wildflower which is most often found in moist woods, thickets and low wooded areas near streams and ponds. Gelber enzian gentiane jaune foodplant for eupithecia subfuscata, gynnidomorpha permixtana, ocnogyna parasita, stenoptilia coprodactylus, s. Gentiana definition is the type genus of gentianaceae comprising numerous annual, biennial, or perennial herbs which have smooth opposite leaves and showy solitary or cymose flowers with 4lobed or 5lobed corolla and some of which contain a bitter glycoside often used as a tonic. Plants form a low, bushy mound of deep green, with royalblue trumpet flowers appearing among the leaves in mid to late summer. Genus gentiana can be annuals, biennials, herbaceous or evergreen perennials, mostly with showy, trumpet or salvershaped flowers details g. Join facebook to connect with gentiana owen and others you may know. Members of the large genus gentianella moench gentian.
It is a lowgrowing herbaceous perennial growing to 1520 cm 68 in tall by 30 cm 12 in wide, bearing up to eight bright blue trumpetshaped blooms in summer, with striped interiors. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Gentianae radix is the pharmaceutical name of the root of g. From what plants to grow and how to grow them, join our society to read the latest rock garden quarterly or engage in our annual seed exchange. This page was last edited on 4 november 2016, at 11.
Pages in category gentiana the following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. Gentiana true blue is the ultimate in true blue for the garden so much so that it proclaims it in its name. Provided by smithsonian institution, department of botany. Gentianella liburnica might be another peripat r ic or parapatric. This is certainly the easiest growing member of the gentiana acaulis group, doing well in ordinary rich garden soils, tolerating lime easily, and in time forming large mats. It forms a low, slowspreading carpet of pointed green leaves, bearing large upfacing funnelshaped flowers in the most amazing shade of deep. This rarelyseen dwarf form is native to mountain meadows in europe and western asia, and is easy to grow in most garden situations as long as it has plenty of organic material added to the soil as it likes moist, rich, welldrained soil in full sun or. It bears an abundance of tightly furled arrow shaped dark blue buds that open to rich true blue upward facing trumpet shaped flowers. Gentiana article about gentiana by the free dictionary. Stemless gentian gentiana acaulis start gentian seeds for this lovely perennial herb. Gentianella is a plant genus in the gentian family gentianaceae. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Gentiana a genus of perennial more rarely, annual herbs and undershrubs of the family gentianaceae. Large white flowers with a few green flecks in the throat are improbable contrast to the dense green fine needlelike foliage in august and september.
Gentiana definition of gentiana by medical dictionary. Its stems are erect and much branched, the branches long with leaves and flowers scattered the whole length, whereas g. Plant profile for gentiana septemfida summer gentian. This page was last edited on 26 january 2020, at 11. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Just as the mountains ranges are different, so are the preferences of each in the garden. Missouri conservationist july 2017 mdc state of missouri. With about 400 species it is considered a large genus.
This is a new introduction that were pretty excited about, for obvious reasons. Plant database lady bird johnson wildflower center. Small groups of blue flowers, which always remain closed, occur in tight clusters at the top of the stem and, in welldeveloped plants, from lower leaf axils. Regular watering the first summer will get them off to a good start. They are herbs that occur in alpine and arctic habitat types. This includes woodland and alpines as well as desert, bog and steppe. Gentiana alba is a whiteflowered gentian that is native from manitoba and ontario south to oklahoma, arkansas, kentucky and north carolina. Plant profile for gentiana acaulis trumpet gentian perennial. Gentiana gencheea nah photo courtesy chrumps, commons. They are distributed in the americas, eurasia, northern africa, australia, and new zealand.
They are notable for their mostly large, trumpetshaped flowers, which are often of an intense blue. Typically grows 12 tall and features tight clusters of tubular bottleshaped, deep blue flowers which never open. L48 n, can paired, lanceshaped leaves line the usually unbranched, 2 ft. The leaves are opposite and sessile, the flowers pentamerous less frequently, tetramerous with a sympetalous corolla. An illustrated flora of the northern united states, canada and the british possessions. The stemless gentian herb height is only 4 inches tall and it spreads 6 inches or more.
The conspicuous vivid blue sometimes purplishred or rarely white flowers are 12 cm in diameter, with a deeply fivelobed corolla. Gentiana verna is another wonderful species for the rock garden which is also from the mountains of europe. Sera exibida a pagina do servico com a indicacao do ip externo meuip. If possible, late summer and fall planting is of advantage as the gentians will them require less attention the following summer. Yellow gentian gentiana lutea native to europe is a wellknown wild herb used as a bitter, for antiinflammatory tonics, beverages, and liqueur flavorings. Gentiana moonlight asiatic hybrid with gentiana sinoornata in its past, this is a very fine introduction by truls and emma at wild ginger farm. Bottle gentian, blind gentian gentianaceae gentian family synonyms.
While not as showy as the fall blooming types, these are much. This is a cosmopolitan genus, occurring in alpine habitats of temperate regions of asia, europe and the americas. There are approximately 400 species of gentiana growing all over the. Gentiana synonyms, gentiana pronunciation, gentiana translation, english dictionary definition of gentiana. Hardy in zones 47, the gentiana will do well in full sun to partial shade. Gentiana verna, the spring gentian, is a species of the genus gentiana and one of its smallest members, normally only growing to a height of a few centimetres the short stem supports up to three opposing pairs of elliptical or lanceolate leaves. It forms a low, slowspreading carpet of pointed green leaves, bearing large upfacing funnelshaped flowers in the most amazing shade of deep, true blue. Gentiana scabra, the korean gentian, or japanese gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family gentianaceae, found in much of the united states and japan.
Your guide to gardening in north america and beyond. Brilliant blue flowers open in large floppy clusters at the end of arching stems bearing willowlike leaves like its larger near namesake. Most varieties listed here are fairly easy to grow in an average garden soil that drains, as is required by most rock garden plants. Plant the gentiana true blue in the spring and in late summer through fall, its vivid blue flowers will put on a spectacular show in your garden. Gentiana macrophylla and gentiana dahurica, two major sources of chinchiu, have only 0. The plant list does not attempt to include all infraspecific taxa. Ho is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of an infraspecific taxon of the species gentiana algida pall. Gentiana verna is another wonderful species for the rock garden which is. Pronunciation of gentiana with 1 audio pronunciation, 3 synonyms, 5 translations, 1 sentence and more for gentiana.