Gentiana sino-ornata
I love this autumn plant, flowering reliably in my sandy, sunny rockery. It spreads too, but not invasively, and then quietly disappears until next year’s magnificence.
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Exquisite! I wouldn’ t mind something so beautiful being invasive in my garden.
Thanks Chloris. I think they like the conditions in my rockery.
They look like blown glass. Are you sure someone isn’t playing a trick on you?
They don’t look real do they, but they certainly are. 🙂
That’s a true blue isn’t it? Beautiful Gentian Annette.
Thanks Gillian.I tried a white Gentian but it did nothing.
Thanks very much for joining in with Looking Good today.
You are welcome Gillian – it is a good meme to join in with.
that is such a beautiful blue, you are so lucky to have the conditions that they like, I would love to have them here, but they don’t like my soil and I don’t want to kill any more!
Yes I am lucky indeed. Not so lucky with a white one I tried to grow – I think I did kill that one as I don’t remember seeing it for a while.
I’ve lost two now, third time lucky I hope. It’s gorgeous.
Good luck – dry and sunny seems to be what this variety likes – well as sunny as it gets in Aberdeen.
Must admit I’ve not hear of this one before. How very beautiful! Sadly I doubt it would grow in our humid, sandy soil😞
My soil is quite sandy and well drained, but I am not sure how much heat and humidity it would like.
This is lovely Annette.
Thank you – they are a lovely blue for the time of year when everything else seems to be yellow and purple.
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Beautiful Annette and a lovely shot too. I kept some in a neglected pot for years but they finally gave up on me in disgust. Dave
Oh well, that is plants for you. Some will take neglect, but there is often a point at which they won’t.
Stunning plant!!!
Thanks Eliza – it is a lovely splash of colour at this time of the year.
Oh Annette, your Gentians are gorgeous and your photo of them really does this lovely plant justice. The colour is just wonderful.
Thanks Julie.I get a lovely surprise every Autumn. This must be its third year at least.
Beautiful plant! Your photo is stunning…given how similar our soils and climates are, I think I’ve added yet another plant to my wish-list 🙂
Well worth growing given the right conditions. I haven’t had any trouble with it. I think it disappears totally in the winter too so need to worry about frost damage.
That is a stunning beautiful blue I don’t think I have seen one with a white stripe on it. Is it a named variety?
I am pretty sure it is Gentiana sino-ornata. Not such a pretty name for such a pretty plant.
I love this! If it does well for you, maybe I’ll try it too. Nothing ventured nothing gained…
Well worth trying. I have mine in a sunny rockery in very sandy soil. Good luck.
what a color, and what details on those individual blooms. Very cool but I don’t even think I’ll try and add this one to my garden. I don’t think it would even make it two weeks before going belly up!
That is a shame, but you have to grow what does best after all. I am never sure if these will come up again after each winter, but so far they have been really reliable.
There are Gentians here in the mountains but they flower in spring, not autumn. Yours are gorgeous, enjoy them while you can.
I have seen those little mountain Gentians in the Sud Tyrol – they are gorgeous.