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Eustoma russellianum, known as lisianthus or prairie gentian, is a showy bell-flowered plant from the Great Plains often grown as an annual cut flower or garden plant. It needs consistently moist soil and warm sun to flower well.
Eustoma russellianum is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family. One of its previous binomial names was Eustoma grandiflorum. Common names include showy prairie gentian, prairie gentian, Texas bluebells, Texas bluebell, bluebell, and Lisianthus.
There is a cultivar, 'Bolero Deep Blue'.
Prairie gentian is a popular garden flower, and has been cultivated in Japan for over 70 years. Many varieties, including those with double petals, or a variety of colored flowers, have been developed. It is not often attempted in native wildflower gardens due to its high moisture requirements and short lifespan.
It is found primarily in the Great Plains region of North America, from Wyoming southeast to Nebraska, and south to Texas and Mexico. Due to its popularity and the frequency with which it is picked, it has been unable to naturally reseed itself in its native distribution.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eustoma russellianum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
