Narrow-leaved Gentian
Gentiana linearis
The narrow-leaved gentian of northern bogs and mountain meadows, with deep blue closed flowers over slender opposite leaves. Later-blooming than most perennials and worth siting for that alone. Needs acidic ground that never fully dries.
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–2 ft
- Spacing
- 0.25–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- rain garden, naturalizing
- Native states
- MA, MD, ME, MI, NH, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, VT, WV
Related native plants
More Gentiana species
- Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)
- Plain Gentian (Gentiana alba)
- Meadow Bottle Gentian (Gentiana clausa)
- Soapwort Gentian (Gentiana saponaria)
- Closed Red Gentian (Gentiana rubricaulis)