Meadow Bottle Gentian
Gentiana clausa
Also known as: Bottle Gentian
Bottle (closed) gentian holds deep blue-violet flowers that never fully open, sealed for the bumblebees strong enough to push inside, blooming in moist meadows and woods in fall. A treasured late-season native.
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- CT, DC, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WV
Related native plants
More Gentiana species
- Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)
- Plain Gentian (Gentiana alba)
- Narrow-leaved Gentian (Gentiana linearis)
- Soapwort Gentian (Gentiana saponaria)
- Closed Red Gentian (Gentiana rubricaulis)