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GENTIANA cruciata 'Blue Cross'
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Origin: | Cultivar. Species is native to Europe, Asia Minor, Caucasus and Siberia: mountain areas, meadows, forest margins. |
| Special Features: | Beautiful intense blue-violet blooms on compact durable, drought resistant plants. Very rich blooming, sturdy and upright flower stems, dense leaf rosettes with decussate, broadly lanceolate and glossy green foliage. pH-tolerant. Cut flower. |
| Historical: | Introduced by JELITTO PERENNIAL SEEDS in 2009. |
| Basic Colour: | (blue) |
| Flower Colour: | bright dark blue |
| Natural Flowering Period: | July - September |
| Flowering: | Second year flowering |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z7
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| Foliage: | spoon-shaped leaves that intersect to resemble a star or cross shape, decussate, broadly lanceolate |
| Growth Habit: | rosettes-forming / clumping |
| Height with Flowers: | 25 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 25 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / gritty / well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Usage: | suitable for cutting |
| Portion weight: | 0.0482 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.14201 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
7042 |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 4 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | open flats / 72 / 128 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Sowing to Germination: | 3 - 4 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 8 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
