Family: Gentianaceae
Scientific Name: Gentiana septemfida
Common Name: Crested Gentian
| Description | One of the more amendable Gentians to grow in a rock garden. |
| Pronunciation | (JEN-shee-ah-nah)(sep-tem-fye-dah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | USDA 5-8, Sunset 1-6 |
| Sunlight | full to part sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average to well drained organic soils |
| Flowers | bell shaped, 1-2 inches long, dark blue to lavender, white throat, fringed petals |
| Dimensions | depending on the form, 6-16 inches with some forms mostly prostrate |
| Propagation | seeds or cuttings |
| Native Site | Native to Caucasus Mountains and nearby mountains in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. |
| Misc Facts | (Syn. G.septemfidia) |
| Notes & Reference | NARGS web site |
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