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Gentiana purpurea
Gentiana purpurea is a hardy alpine perennial gentian from the mountains of Central and Northern Europe, prized for its purple-tinged flowers in summer. It needs cool conditions, sharp drainage and full sun to part shade to thrive.
Gentiana purpurea, the purple gentian, is a plant species in the genus Gentiana. Flowers from July to August. The root is sometimes used in the manufacture of gentian bitters. It is native to Central and Northern Europe.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gentiana purpurea 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.
