harvestbells
Gentiana saponaria
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Sizeup to 24 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Blue , purple
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acidic (pH<6.8)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Harvestbells (Gentiana saponaria) is a perennial for borders, woodland gardens, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes part sun or part shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows 8 to 24 inches tall on slender stems with light-green leaves. The blue-violet flowers are bottle-shaped and open only partly. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Hardy hibiscus, Northwind switchgrass, Aureola Japanese forest grass, and Sundrops.
Native range
AL, AR, DC, DE, and 20 more places. See all 24
AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV.