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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Gentiana catesbyi
Catesby's Gentian
Item #: 1411
Zones: 6b to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
The rarely-offered NC native Gentiana catesbyi grows to only 12" tall with short, sprawling stems covered with whorls of thumbnail sized, rubbery, dark green leaves. In October through November the stalks of this cute gentian are smothered in clusters of narrowly open, tubular blue flowers...attractive to hummingbirds. Gentiana catesbyi prefers moist conditions where competition is minimal...we have been thrilled at the ease of culture. Gentiana catesbyi is named after Mark Catesby, an English naturalist from the 1700s, who visited and collected in SC from 1722-1723.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Gentiana
Flower Color: Blue
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Fall
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Cut Flower Plants , Florida Native Plants , Georgia native plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , North American Native Plants , North Carolina Native Plants , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Wet Shade Plants , United States Native Plants