Product Description

Overview

Blue Gentian Fringed Flower Seeds grow into exquisite alpine-style perennials known for their intensely blue, frilled-edged trumpet flowers. Commonly called Fringed Gentian, these plants are prized for their unique bloom structure, vibrant color, and elegance in cool-climate garden settings. Ideal for rock gardens, borders, meadows, and naturalistic landscapes, Blue Gentian brings unmatched visual appeal and rare botanical charm to outdoor spaces.

Features

• Premium-quality, non-GMO Blue Gentian Fringed Seeds

• Produces stunning, deeply blue flowers with fringed petals

• Ideal for rock gardens, borders, woodland edges, and alpine areas

• Hardy perennial known for unique bloom shape and rich color

• Attracts bees and beneficial pollinators

• Excellent germination with proper cool treatment

• Adds rare, striking beauty to any landscape

• Great for collectors and specialty gardens

Specifications

• Plant Type: Perennial

• Common Name: Fringed Gentian

• Scientific Name: Gentianopsis crinita / Gentiana species (variety dependent)

• Variety: Fringed Blue Flowering Type

• GMO Status: Non-GMO

• Heirloom: Yes

• Growth Season: Spring–summer

• USDA Zones: 3–8

• Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil Type: Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil

• Bloom Time: Late summer to early autumn

• Plant Height: 12–24 inches

• Spacing: 8–12 inches

• Watering: Moderate; prefers consistent moisture

Planting Guide

• Sowing Method: Start indoors or sow outdoors in cool conditions

• Seed Preparation: Requires cold stratification (4–6 weeks)

• Sowing Depth: Surface sow or cover lightly (0.2 cm)

• Germination Time: 30–90 days (slow but reliable with cold treatment)

• Ideal Temperature: 10–18°C during germination

• Transplanting: Move outdoors once seedlings are strong and temperatures are stable