Gentiana acaulis Seeds - Trumpet Gentian Seeds - Perennial Seeds for Sale in South Africa

Gentiana acaulis Seeds

Stemless Gentian, Trumpet Gentian

Gentiana acaulis, the stemless gentian, or trumpet gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae, native to central and southern Europe, from Spain east to the Balkans, growing especially in mountainous regions, such as the Alps and Pyrenees, at heights of 8003,000 m. It is a perennial plant, growing up to a height of 10 centimetres tall and forming a "mat" up to 50 centimetres wide. The leaves, which can be lanceolate, elliptical or obovate, are evergreen. They measure 23.5 cm long, in a basal rosette and forming clumps. The trumpet-shaped terminal flowers are blue with olive-green spotted longitudinal throats. They grow on a very short peduncle, 36 cm long. The flower stem is often without leaves, or has 1 or 2 pairs of leaves. It likes full sun, is fully hardy and flowers in late spring and summer. This plant, like others of its genus, is valued in cultivation for the unusually pure intense blue of its blooms.