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GENTIANA cruciata
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Origin: | Europe, West Asia: mountain areas, meadows, forest margins. |
| Special Features: | Unpretentious, drought tolerant, variable. Tolerant in pH. Easy to grow. Attractive leaves with a strong blue to sky-blue flower. As a cut flower GENTIANA cruciata needs warm termperatures or warm water on the stems for open flowers. Mostly resistant to viruses, bacteria and fungal pathogens. Important butterfly plant. |
| Basic Colour: | (blue) |
| Flower Colour: | dark blue |
| Natural Flowering Period: | July - September |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z7
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| Foliage: | oblong ovate, broadly lanceolate, stem leaves not so broad, green |
| Growth Habit: | rosettes-forming |
| Height with Flowers: | 40 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 25 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / gritty / well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Usage: | for the rock garden |
| Portion weight: | 0.027 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.13514 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
7400 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
1 Gram |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | open flats / 128 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(9) These seeds germinate rapidly depending on species and origin. If germination does not occur after 3–4 weeks a cooling period of 2–4 weeks is recommended.
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| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Light (100-150 ppm) |
