Gentiana clusii alboviolacea rock graden The bark is th reason

The bark is th reason I have several bushes

Clusters of unique bell-shaped

bonsai  or au naturelle

Flowers are solitary

Aromatic leaves make a good tea

Gentiana clusii alboviolacea rock graden The bark is th reasonRare and hard to come by Large flowers, They do not have rhizomes, so propagating them is tricky. With lobes that are white, the throat and outside of the trumpet are purple infused, stemless with pointed petal tips without a green spot in the throat. This belongs to G. acaulis group. As such they prefer slightly acidic or neutral soil even though they grow over calcerous rock. No lime. The leaves differ by being exceptionally leathery shiny and quite