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
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- CT, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA, VT, WV