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GENTIANA Paradoxa-Hybr. 'Blue Herald'
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Special Features: | Large flowers with six flower tirich flowering, verticillate, excellent fall flowering gentian, very vigorous. |
| Historical: | Introduced by JELITTO PERENNIAL SEEDS in 1989. Genus is named in honor of King Gentius of Illyria |
| Basic Colour: | (blue) |
| Flower Colour: | bright blue |
| Natural Flowering Period: | August - September |
| Flowering: | First year flowering |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z8
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| Foliage: | verticillate, broad lanceolate |
| Growth Habit: | cushion-forming |
| Height with Flowers: | 15 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | moist / well-drained / average / cool |
| Location: | |
| Usage: | for the rock garden / suitable for cutting / flowering pot plant |
| Portion weight: | 0.0794 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.09615 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
10400 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Sowing to Germination: | 3 - 4 weeks |
