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Gentiana nivalis
Also called Alpine Gentian, Snowy Gentian
Snow gentian is a small, low alpine annual wildflower with blue star-shaped flowers, growing 3 to 15 cm tall on mountain meadows and in the Arctic tundra. It is a tiny plant best grown in a cool, open, gritty spot.
Gentiana nivalis, the snow gentian or Alpine gentian, is a species of the genus Gentiana. It grows to a height of 3–15 centimetres (1.2–5.9 in).
It is the county flower of Perthshire in the United Kingdom, and became a protected species in that country in 1975 under the Conservation of Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Act.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gentiana nivalis 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.
