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Gentianaceae
Great yellow gentian
Gentiana lutea
Also known as Gentiana lutea, Bitterwort, Yellow gentian, Asterias lutea
Native Plants · Alpine · Gentian · Medicinal · Yellow Flowers · Perennial · Rock Garden · European Wildflower · Bitter Herb · Mountain Plant
Great yellow gentian is a slow-establishing alpine perennial that requires deep, well-drained soil and cool temperatures to thrive. It prefers full sun to partial shade and consistent moisture, but will struggle in hot, humid climates or waterlogged conditions. This plant is best suited to rock gardens or alpine beds and rewards patient gardeners with striking yellow flowers after several years of growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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