Gentiana macrophylla seed
LATIN NAME: Gentiana macrophylla
COMMON NAME: Large-leaved Gentian
The large-leaved gentian is the fine, blue-flowered herb of the high meadows. The low, clump-forming, perennial herb carries the broad, oval, glossy leaves in a loose rosette, and the deep, trumpet-shaped, blue flowers open through the summer, one of the finest blues of the plant world. The plant has a long record of use in the traditional practice of the East, and it is a fine, elegant addition to the rock garden and the cool border. It is a plant of the cool, open, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The large-leaved gentian has carved a quiet but solid place in the plant science, and the herb has been studied for the deep, trumpet-shaped, blue flowers and the broad, glossy leaves. The chemistry of the root, which has a long record of use in the traditional practice of the East, has been studied at length, and the plant keeps showing up in the work on the traditional remedies and the blue-flowered plants of the high meadows. The fine, deep blue of the flowers has also made it a prized garden plant, and the gentian is a regular subject of the studies of the gentian family and the plants of the cool mountains.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The large-leaved gentian does a lot of work in the garden and the wider world. The deep, trumpet-shaped, blue flowers are one of the finest blues of the plant world, and the low, clump-forming herb is a fine, elegant addition to the rock garden, the alpine house and the cool border. The plant has a long record of use in the traditional practice of the East, and the chemistry of the root remains a steady subject of the studies. It has been written about in the botanical and the horticultural papers for the fine, deep blue and the old uses, and it is a fine, easy plant of the cool, open, well-drained garden.
The large-leaved gentian is one of the finest blues of the plant world, and the deep, trumpet-shaped flowers open through the summer above the broad, glossy leaves. The plant has a long record of use in the traditional practice of the East, and the low, clump-forming herb is a fine, elegant addition to the rock garden and the cool border.
To grow the large-leaved gentian from seed, give the fine seeds a cold, moist rest, then sow them over the surface of pots of moist, free-draining soil and press them in lightly, keep them in a cool, bright spot and water gently. The seedlings appear within a few weeks and grow on steadily. With the cool, the sun and the well-drained ground, the deep, trumpet-shaped, blue flowers will come in a season or two.
It is a medicinal herb. The root is the most commonly used part. It is traditionally used to relieve rheumatic conditions, and to remove damp-heat.
