Prairie Gentian (Lisanthus, Texas Bluebell, Tulip Gentian)
Eustoma grandiflorum (formerly Lisianthus russellianus). GENTIANACEAE.
Planting and Growing Prairie Gentian
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow prairie gentian in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of prairie gentian
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for prairie gentian
- Season of bloom and planting time for prairie gentian
- When, how deep, and where to plant prairie gentian
- How to plant prairie gentian
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of prairie gentian
- Landscape and container uses of prairie gentian
- Comments about prairie gentian and its features
Growing Prairie Gentian
Several cultivars of mounding, deciduous annual or biennial herbs, to 3 ft. (90 cm) tall. Opposite, powdery, textured, gray green, oval to lance-shaped leaves, to 3 in. (75 mm) long, with gray undersides.
Dwarf cultivars available.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Showy, blue, cream, pink, purple, red, white, swirled-trumpet-shaped, deep-throated, single- or double-petaled flowers, to 3 in. (75 mm) wide, in summer.
Best Climates
Hardy. Zones 3–9.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained humus. Fertility: Rich. 6.0–7.0 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring in full to filtered sun, 3 ft. (90 cm) apart, when soil warms.
Proper Care
Moderate. Keep moist until established; allow soil surface to dry between waterings. Deadhead spent flowers to prolong bloom. Propagate by seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for beds, borders, containers in cottage, formal gardens. Good for cutting. Pest and disease resistant.