Closed Bottle Gentian

Gentiana andrewsii Griseb.

Gentian family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies

Native Range

  • USA:  Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.