{"id":8492,"date":"2020-08-26T04:38:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T04:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=8492"},"modified":"2020-08-26T04:38:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T04:38:12","slug":"plant-a-day-2020-day-220-gentiana-cruciata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/26\/plant-a-day-2020-day-220-gentiana-cruciata\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-A-Day 2020 (Day 220) Gentiana cruciata"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This plant is fairly new\u2013it 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\u2019t 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n