Seaside Gentian
Eustoma exaltatum
Seaside gentian (catchfly prairie gentian) is the wild native lisianthus, with large satiny blue-purple bell flowers on blue-green stems, a stunning, long-blooming native and superb cut flower.
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, KS, LA, MS, MT, NE, NM, NV, OK, SD, TX, WY