Gentiana saponaria
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Soapwort Gentian
Gentianaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Flower | |
| Size: | 1-2 ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Blue,purple | |
| Fruit Color: | NA | |
| Phenology: | Winter dormant | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Garden flower for wet sites. Blooms in late summer-early fall. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Typically transplanted (don't harvest from the wild!). Difficult to grow from seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Friends | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Acidic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | Bumblebees are an important pollinator for this species. Small beetles feed on the pollen. | |
| Native Habitats: | Moist woods, stream banks, moist roadsides. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | The range of this plant barely makes it into Florida and only 2 locations have been documented. It is not rare in states to the north. |