Gentiana cruciata SDR6406

Gentianaceae

Gentiana cruciata

Gentiana cruciata

There are many gentians that would be classified as herbaceous perennials, with tall stems and whorls or pairs of flowers, usually trumpet- or bell-shaped. Often these are characteristically gentian blue, but in other cases they can be yellow, purple or white.

Gentiana cruciata SDR6406 is a European native, which has fairly short, upright stems arising from a cluster of basal leaves. Along the stem are several whorls of the typically gentian blue flowers, trumpet-shaped, each one not large, but together giving a good impression of the brilliant blue colour.
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		Gentiana cruciata SDR6359 has short, upright stems above the tuft of basal leaves, with whorls of the bright gentian blue flowers along the stems. From the southern Alps.
		Gentiana cf. decumbens A tall species from the steppes of Asia, including the Altai mountains. The many bright blue flowers are packed around the top one third of the stems, which can be almost completely covered.