Prairie Gentian
It has late, long bloom period (August and September), spectacular flowers, and great foliage. Can be grown as an annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial…
Plant name: Prairie Gentian
Botanical name:Eustoma grandiflorum
Suggested by: Alan D. Bradshaw, Alplains (www.alplains.com)
Virtues: It has late, long bloom period (August and September), spectacular flowers, and great foliage. Can be grown as an annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial.
Flower: Vivid lavender blue with darker eyes.
Foliage: Waxy blue leaves.
Habit: Upright, with several stems per plant and several flowers per stem.
Season: Late summer.
Companions:Delosperma cooperi, D. dyeri—both groundcovers with red
to purple flowers.
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