Tibetan Gentian
Gentiana tibeticum
This rare and beautiful gentian from the foothills of the Himalaya does well in most gardens and is a great addition to a medicinal herb garden. Gentian root has historically been used as a digestive bitter which stimulates bile production and enhances liver function. A rosette of wide tongue-shaped glossy leaves give rise to a stalk of waxy tubular creamy white flowers. Very ornamental!
Water: Moderate
Hardiness: Frost Hardy
Habit: Rosette of tropical-looking wide leaves produces 2' tall stalk of greenish-white flowers
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: Any soil as long as it is well-draining
Origin: Himalayan Mountains of Western China and Tibet
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