Gentiana saponaria
soapwort gentian
Gentianaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
1-2 ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
blue,purple
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Garden flower for wet sites. Blooms in late summer-early fall.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Somewhat moist, no flooding
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
Bumblebees are an important pollinator for this species. Small beetles feed on the pollen.
Native Habitats:
Moist woods, stream banks, moist roadsides.
