Scientific name: Gentiana asclepiadea

Common name: willow gentian

Family name: Gentianaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:

Mature height and spread: 0.5 – 1 meters height, 0.1 – 0.5 meters spread

Sun: part shade, mind a little bit shade

Soil Requirement: moisture but well drain; salty, rich soil

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  purple and blue flowers, 5 petals

Suitable uses: like wet areas, grows where willow grows

Quick ID description: purple and blue flowers, 5 petals; likes wet areas; grows where willow grows; generated garden conditions; mind a little bit shade; every year gets bigger; works well with pink; soil- salty,moisture,rich; better not grow with aggressive plants; nice color, very attractive; die right the ground in the winter