Cream Gentian (Gentiana flavida)

Cream Gentian (Gentiana flavida)

Gentiana flavida more commonly called Plain, Pale, White, Yellow, or Cream Gentian, is an herbaceous species of flowering plant, also of the Gentianaceae family. Cream Gentian has yellowish-white colored flowers that erupt from sets of stems rising from it's thick white taproots. It is native to North America from Manitoba through Ontario in the north, south to Oklahoma, Arkansas and North Carolina

This species resembles Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii), which has blue flowers and a less upright habit, and shares much of the same range. Gentiana flavida starts to bloom a few weeks earlier than Bottle Gentian and the flowers are more open at the tops. Gentiana flavida can also hybridize with Gentiana andrewsii, producing upright growing plants having white flowers with blue edges.

Plant Details

USDA Zones: 4-8

Germination Needs: 60 Days Stratification, Seed is very small and likes soil contact and a view of the light to germinate. Surface sow and do not cover with more than a dusting if any soil. Keep moist until germination but not soaking, if growing in trays water from the bottom only.

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full to Partial

Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry, Dry 

Plant Spacing: 1-2 feet 

Height: 3 feet

Bloom time: August, September 

Bloom Color: Cream 

Advantages 

Pollinator Favorite: butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, beetles

Bird Favorite: seeds, insects, fruit, nectar, nesting, perchs.

Deer Resistant: Yes 

Excellent in the home landscape!

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