Scientific Name
Gentian saponaria
Common Name
Soapwort gentian
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
.5 to 2 feet
Flower/fruit:
Light blue to lilac flowers; slightly open at tip
Flowering Season:
Fall
Foliage:
.5 to 2 inch opposite egg-shaped stalkless leaves with clasping bases; stiff, erect, wing-angled stems; soapy sap
Site:
Dry to moist woods, stream banks, roadsides
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