orange-fruit horse-gentian
Triosteum aurantiacum
USDA zones3 to 8
Sizeup to 4 feet tall
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Red , pink
Garden uses
Notes
Orange-fruit horse-gentian (Triosteum aurantiacum) is a perennial for woodland gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). It blooms in red and pink from mid to late spring and again in early to mid summer. This plant grows up to 48 inches tall. In the wild it grows on wooded hillsides, river bluffs, moist woodlands, and creek banks.
Pairs well with American spikenard, Sensitive fern, and Common snowberry.
Native range
IN, KY, MD, NJ, and 4 more places. See all 8
IN, KY, MD, NJ, NY, OH, PA, and TN.