Gentiana farreri

[Peter George]

I've got two small rooted cutting of Gentiana farreri, which I've never grown before. I need some advice on what this plant needs in the open garden. Thanks in advance.

[Booker]

I've got two small rooted cutting of Gentiana farreri, which I've never grown before. I need some advice on what this plant needs in the open garden. Thanks in advance.

I have only grown it in a pot Peter.  A difficult, but beautiful species that repays every effort when it flowers.  I wish you well with your attempts and hope that it survives with you for far longer than it ever did with me.

[McDonough]

I have grown Gentiana "Drake's Strain", reputedly a hybrid between G. ornata and G. farreri, growing at the base of large deciduous hardy Hibiscus, flowering and lasting for several years in my current garden.  The plant ultimately succumbed to being overshadowed and totally shaded by 5' tall expanding Hibiscus species and cultivars.  I believe the species should be growable and perennial in an open well-lit shady spot that is not too dry, yet with enough light to bloom and grow well.

[deesen]

Needs an acid soil.

[McDonough]

Needs an acid soil.

That's what I have here, acid soil, I need to try growing more of these.

[Hoy]

I have acid soil and I have tried growing these gentians but they are always swamped by the neighbors when I look another way.