This plant is fairly new–it was a gift from brother Tim last year and I planted it in the memory garden. I think of gentians as delicate woodland plants, so I wasn’t sure how this one would do in the former hell strip. Surprisingly, it came up strong and actually bloomed pretty well with striking light blue four-petaled flowers.

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My future plans for this gem are to keep it watered and fed and possibly get seeds off of it to germinate next spring.