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Gentianaceae
Gentianella amarella
Gentianella amarella
Also known as Gentiana germanica subsp. amarella, Gentiana pulchella, Gentianusa amarella, Gentianella amarella subsp. euamarella
Native Plants · Gentian · Wildflower · Alpine · Meadow · Rock Garden · Purple Flowers · Native · Perennial · Pollinator
Autumn gentian thrives in cool, moist, well-drained soil with partial to full sun and is best suited to rock gardens or wildflower meadows. It requires consistent moisture and does not tolerate drought or heavy clay soils. This delicate wildflower can be challenging to establish and is best left to experienced gardeners familiar with alpine or meadow conditions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil consistently moist but never waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, Chita, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Denmark
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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