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About Gentiana

Most varieties listed here are fairly easy to grow in an average garden soil that drains, as is required by most rock garden plants. Regular watering the first summer will get them off to a good start. If possible, late summer and fall planting is of advantage as the gentians will them require less attention the following summer.

TRUMPET GENTIAN- Gentiana acaulis – angustifolia - clusii - dinarica

You can encounter them easily (unlike Edelweiss) on hikes up in the Alps. Besides the Edelweiss, Trumpet Gentians are the most classic Swiss Alpine flower and shouldn't be missing in any rock garden (really) and are just as breathtaking in a border. The large, deep velvety-blue trumpets are plain irresistible. They also work excellent on steeper hills and can be used as erosion control.
Trumpet Gentians are all easy to grow. They like an average garden soil that drains in full sun for cooler climates and mostly sun to dappled shade in hotter ones. Contrary to some literature, they don't need regular watering and are drought tolerant once established.

Our selection can be overwhelming and several are much alike; so we have a few pointers for starters: Our two main varieties are ‘Holzmann’, our best re-bloomer and ‘Undulatifolia’ with some of the largest trumpets. To extend the main bloom season, 'Hohenstein' blooms about 2-3 weeks later than the rest. To add a couple with distinct differences we recommend angustifolia-Hybrid (Leach) (from Leach Botanical Garden) with its bright blue and dinarica ‘Montenegro’ with the darkest blue and wide, leathery foliage.
For us, we get the most blooms in full sun, despite some 100+ deg. F days. As far as growing them, it has been our experience that they prefer to be planted in the garden rather than in pots. They are not fond of potting media and need some plain "dirt". So far we haven't lost a single plant in the garden; in the pots, a different story. So if you do want to grow them in larger pots and planters, make sure to add 1/4 to 1/2 garden soil.
We add “Hybrid” to the acaulis/angustifolia selections since they are interbred with different related species. Even in the wild they naturally hybridize and are quite rare in a pure form of a species. This might be bad news for a purist but it makes them much more adaptable to different soil types and conditions.

Other easy to grow gentians are G. asclepidaea and G. septemfida var. lagodechiana.

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Gentiana acaulis Hybrid 'Abendhimmel'

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2-3/8"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
$12.75
Large mid-blue trumpets.

Gentiana acaulis Hybrid 'Coerulea'

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2-3/8"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
$12.75
Open in the palest blue and turn almost white

Gentiana acaulis Hybrid 'Gedanensis'

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2-3/8"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
$11.75
Our darkest!

Gentiana acaulis Hybrid 'Hohenstein'

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2 3/8"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
From $10.00
Blue trumpets, blooms 3 weeks later

Gentiana acaulis Hybrid 'Holzmann'

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2 3/8"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
From $9.00
Dark blue, upward facing trumpets

Gentiana acaulis Hybrid 'Holzmann' lg. pots

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award
  1. Pot Size: 3 1/2"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
From $11.45
Dark blue, upward facing trumpets

Gentiana acaulis Hybrid 'Lichtblau'

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2-3/8"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
$11.75
A light blue selection which reblooms in fall paler still

Gentiana acaulis Hybrid 'Renate'

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2-3/8"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
From $10.00
Intense blue, upward facing trumpets

Gentiana acaulis Hybrid 'Sternschnuppe'

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2-3/8"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
From $11.00
Different shades of blue depending on the season

Gentiana acaulis Hybrid 'Undulatifolia'

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2 3/8"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
From $9.50
Intense blue, upward facing trumpets

Gentiana acaulis Hybrid 'Undulatifolia' lg. pots

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award
  1. Pot Size: 3 1/2"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
From $11.45
Intense blue, upward facing trumpets

Gentiana acaulis Hybrid 'Vierlanden'

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2-3/8"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
From $10.00
Mid- to dark blue trumpets.

Gentiana angustifolia

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award
  1. Pot Size: 2-3/8"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
$12.75
Tight clumping with very narrow leaves

Gentiana angustifolia-Hybrid 'Scotty'

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award
  1. Pot Size: 2 3/8"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
From $9.50
Bright blue, upward facing trumpets

Gentiana angustifolia-Hybrid 'Scotty' lg. pots

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award
  1. Pot Size: 3 1/2"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
From $11.45
Bright blue, upward facing trumpets

Gentiana angustifolia-Hybrid EP Pale Blue

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2 3/8"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
$11.50 $13.75
Large pale blue trumpets.

Gentiana angustifolia-Hybrid EP White I

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2 3/8"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
$12.75
Large white trumpets.

Gentiana angustifolia-Hybrid EP White IV

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2 3/8"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
$12.75
Large white trumpets.

Gentiana asclepiadea

  1. Pot Size: 3 1/2"
  2. Height: 18-24"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    July, August, September
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade, Half Shade
$11.50
Blue, trumpet-shaped flowers on arching stems

Gentiana asclepiadea 'Alba'

  1. Pot Size: 3 1/2"
  2. Height: 18-24"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    July, August, September
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade, Half Shade
$11.50
Pure white trumpet-flowers

Gentiana clusii

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award
  1. Pot Size: 2-3/8", 3 1/2"
  2. Height: 2-3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
$13.75
Large dark blue trumpets on clumping plants.

Gentiana clusii 'Alboviolacea'

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award
  1. Pot Size: 2-3/8", 3 1/2"
  2. Height: 2-3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
$19.50
While the lobes are white, the throat and outside of the trumpet are purple infused

Gentiana x digenea 'Alba'

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2 3/8"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
$12.75
Cross between G. clusii 'Alba' and G. acaulis 'Alba'.

Gentiana dinarica 'Montenegro'

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Edelweiss Award Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2-3/8"
  2. Height: 3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
From $10.00
Dark blue, upward facing trumpets

Gentiana occidentalis white/blue

Rabbit Resistant Low Water Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2 3/8"
  2. Height: 2-3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
$15.00
Two-tone dark blue and pure white trumpets with a yellow-green interior

Gentiana pneumonanthe

Rabbit Resistant Bog Plant
  1. Pot Size: 3 1/2"
  2. Height: 10-15"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    July, August, September, October
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade, Half Shade
$13.75
Bears clusters of deep blue trumpets

Gentiana septemfida var. lagodechiana 'Bella Alpinella'

Rabbit Resistant Edelweiss Award
  1. Pot Size: 3 1/2"
  2. Height: 4-6"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    July, August, September
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade, Half Shade
$10.50
A newer selection with a more compact growth and flowers of a more true-blue

Gentiana septemfida var. lagodechiana 'Select'

Rabbit Resistant Edelweiss Award
  1. Pot Size: 3 1/2"
  2. Height: 4-6"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    3: -30ºF through -40ºF, 4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    July, August, September
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade, Half Shade
$10.50
Very easy to grow, loaded with 1½" long, intense blue trumpets

Gentiana 'Bellatrix'

  1. Pot Size: 2-3/8"
  2. Height: 4"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    September, October
  5. Exposure:
    Sun, Light Shade, Half Shade
$10.50
White flowers, spotted pale blue.

Gentiana 'Blue King'

  1. Pot Size: 2-3/8"
  2. Height: 4"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    September, October
  5. Exposure:
    Sun, Light Shade, Half Shade
$10.50
A large flowered sino-ornata type with bright blue flowers

Gentiana sino-ornata 'Eugens Allerbester'

  1. Pot Size: 2-3/8"
  2. Height: 4"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    September, October
  5. Exposure:
    Sun, Light Shade, Half Shade
From $11.40
The worlds first double gentian!

Gentiana sino-ornata 'Weisser Traum'

  1. Pot Size: 2-3/8"
  2. Height: 4"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    September, October
  5. Exposure:
    Sun, Light Shade, Half Shade
$10.50
Pure white flowers with yellowish stripes on the outside

Gentiana ternifolia 'Dali'

  1. Pot Size: 2-3/8"
  2. Height: 4"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    September, October
  5. Exposure:
    Sun, Light Shade, Half Shade
From $9.50
Abundance of deep blue trumpet-flowers, striped on the outside

Gentiana veitchiorum 'Goetterdaemmerung'

  1. Pot Size: 2-3/8"
  2. Height: 4"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    September, October
  5. Exposure:
    Sun, Light Shade, Half Shade
From $9.00
Abundance of deep blue trumpet-flowers, striped on the outside

Gentiana verna var. angulosa

Rabbit Resistant Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2 3/8"
  2. Height: 2-3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
$13.00
Bright blue flowers in spring

Gentiana verna var. angulosa 'Alba'

Rabbit Resistant Fairy Gardening
  1. Pot Size: 2 3/8"
  2. Height: 2-3"
  3. USDA Hardiness Zone:
    4: -20ºF through -30ºF, 5: -10ºF through -20ºF, 6: 0ºF through -10ºF, 7: 10ºF through 0ºF, 8: 20ºF through 10ºF, 9: 30ºF through 20ºF
  4. Season:
    April, May
  5. Exposure:
    Bright Sun, Sun, Light Shade
$13.00
The all white version

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