Gentiana andrewsii (Bottle Gentian)
| Also known as: | Closed Bottle Gentian, Andrew's Gentian |
|---|---|
| Genus: | Gentiana |
| Family: | Gentianaceae (Gentian) |
| Life cycle: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Habitat: | part shade, sun; moist fields, thickets, edges of woods |
| Bloom season: | August - September |
| Plant height: | 1 to 2 feet |
| Wetland Indicator Status: | GP: FAC MW: FACW NCNE: FACW |
| MN county distribution (click map to enlarge): |  |
| National distribution (click map to enlarge): |  |
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Detailed Information
Flower: 
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Flowers are 1 to 1½ inches long, tubular with pleats between each of the 5 fused petals; the 5 lobes overlap and have tiny fringe or teeth around the tip. They never open and resemble large buds. Color can vary greatly but is typically blue to purplish, occasionally pink or white. A cluster of flowers sits at the top of the main stem. Some plants have additional small clusters arising from the leaf axils in the upper part of the plant.
Leaves and stem:
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Leaves are up to 4 inches long and 2 inches wide, tapering to a point at the tip with no leaf stalk but not clasping the stem. There are fine, rough hairs around the edges and 3 to 7 parallel veins running the length of the leaf. The upper side of the leaf is glossy. Unlike many other plants, leaves tend to become larger as they ascend the stem. Attachment is opposite, except at the very top of the plant where there is a whorl of leaves beneath the flower cluster. The main stem is thick and smooth, light green or purplish.
Fruit:
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The fused petals become a papery wrapping for a 1-inch capsule with the remains of the style at the top and a seam down the sides.
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As the fruit ripens the seams split to release many seeds, each wrapped in papery wings to facilitate dispersal by wind.
Notes:
Bottle Gentian plants tend to lean over as if under too much weight from the flower cluster, though the cluster tends to stay erect (decumbant). Bottle Gentian is pollinated almost exclusively by bumble bees because they are one of the few insects strong enough to pry open the closed flowers. Plants with white flowers may be confused with Yellow (or Cream) Gentian (Gentiana flavida), which has more clasping leaves and flowers that do open some at the top. Its flowers also typically have greenish venation on the petals. There are 2 varieties of Bottle Gentian in Minnesota, var. dakotica and var. andrewsii; the differences are very subtle.
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Bottle Gentian plants
Bottle Gentian with light blue flowers
Bottle Gentian with white flowers
Bottle Gentian with pink flowers
Bottle Gentian with purple flowers
Bottle Gentian plants
Bottle Gentian with light blue flowers
Bottle Gentian with white flowers
Bottle Gentian with pink flowers
Bottle Gentian with purple flowersPhotos by K. Chayka taken in Ramsey and Chisago counties. Photos courtesy Peter M. Dziuk taken in Anoka County.
Comments
Have you seen this plant in Minnesota, or have any other comments about it?
on: 2008-06-08 17:01:32
No, I have not seen this plant in Ramsey County, but I saw it last year in Stearns County on one of my walks by the Mississippi River. I thought the plant had blue buds or possibly seed pods on it. Today on my research to find the names of wild flowers I took pictures of at Quarry Park yesterday, I saw your picture of the bottle gentian, and recognized it. Now I can label the picture I took of it last year.
on: 2008-06-18 22:25:52
This grows at Lower Afton Park off of 10 - even in the dog park part.
on: 2008-09-14 10:32:56
I just saw two of these plants while trail riding at Bunker Park Stables. Really unique and beautiful. Love this site!
on: 2008-09-14 14:36:35
I saw this beautiful flower for the first time on 9.13.08 at Bunker Park Stable in Anoka Country while on a trail ride. What an amazing flower!! I had to ride past it twice to be sure to get all of the identifying items to look up when I got home. I am a trail guide for the stable and am always thrilled when I see a "new" wildflower growing in our fields. Throughout the growing season I share my passion for wildflowers with our riders so they hopefully leave with either a new-found appreciation or a rekindled enthusiasm for our hobby!!
on: 2008-09-30 06:31:32
Took a walk through Crow Wing State Park over the past weekend and spotted this flower - had never seen one like it, so after getting home looked it up --- Colors were Blue and Purple ---
on: 2009-05-08 05:44:09
The plant is seen growing in a ditch along a road near Lake Darling at Alexandria, Minnesota.
on: 2009-08-23 19:29:52
Just discovered the Bottle Gentian growing in our CRP acreage today while my husband and I were checking out the wildflowers growing there. A very striking flower, worth stopping and taking a second look!
on: 2009-08-28 11:59:03
I discovered Cream Gentian blooming yesterday in our little piece of prairie. I've never seen this plant before--lovely!
on: 2009-08-29 17:54:15
I found this flower in my horse pasture near a swamp in partial shade. I have lived in north Branch my entire life and have never seen this unique flower. Wow! It is so beautiful.
on: 2009-09-03 00:16:45
Cool flower. Saw a bee open it up crawl in and come out a minute later. COOL.
on: 2009-09-05 13:33:09
We own 6 wooded and grassy areas on the Snake River, and I have noticed this little beauty in only 3 places on our property..I have sketched it many times, and taken pictures. Now I know what it is...lovely.
on: 2009-09-06 22:37:12
This was growing out of a rock formation near the river.
on: 2009-09-07 08:51:26
MY husband and I started a wild flower garden about four years ago. We just spotted this beautiful flower today and quickly looked it up...we have two plants growing in partial shade....beautiful!!!
on: 2009-09-08 21:59:02
Only along a small area of the snowmobile trail- high up from the river in a grassy ditch area.
on: 2009-09-14 18:53:58
One of our guests at our cabin picked this flower while out on our boat visiting one of the islands on Pokegama Lake. I'd never seen this flower before. My husband was waiting for the blooms to "open", but they never did. After reading about the flower we now know the buds don't open. Awesome flower!
on: 2010-08-25 17:20:12
I found this flower today 8-25-10, on the edge of a swamp,where willows also grow. I picked a couple and brought them home, my wife thought they were really pretty and was excited to identify them on this website. We live in southern Todd County.
on: 2010-08-26 16:03:59
We saw these today on our walk out from the Visitor's Center to St. Croix. Not a difficult walk for the average bear. Both a pale sky blue and an all white flower cluster were present. Perhaps twenty plus plants in all along fifty yards of trail. This was an exceptionally wet August, that might have something to do with the flowers, I had not seen them before.
on: 2010-08-26 21:38:39
Laura W. was hiking when she noticed this flower near the path. She met me at Preacher's Grove and I asked her to use my camera to "capture" the Blue Bottle Gentian on her walk back to Douglas Lodge. I'm glad to have the photo, and happy to get information from this website. I Love Flowers!! Thank You.
on: 2010-09-05 20:19:25
Tonight we found three different colors of bottle gentian growing in our prairie--cream. blue and white with pink edges. Last year we only found a few plants of creamy gentian. This year there must be a least thirty plants. Maybe burning the prairie last spring encouraged them.
on: 2010-09-06 19:06:02
I own 4.5 acres on the Crow Wing River between Staples and Motley. I have a large colony of these blue flowers along the river growing in the shade of birch and pine. The seem to be more prolific after a spring of flooding.
on: 2010-09-09 15:57:15
There are a few of these growing along the creek wetland.
on: 2010-09-13 12:52:32
I have found this flower blooming along the roadside at the edge of the woods in NW Pennington country Minnesota
on: 2010-09-17 18:15:33
It was a real treat to discover this unique gem last September while strolling through the open prairie looking for Monarch larvae! I was able to take some great photos.
on: 2010-09-22 07:54:46
I found a number of these plants while fishing south of Clear water, MN. They were on a very steep south shore bank. The stems were almost woody in appearance and were curled perhaps due to the weight of the bloom clusters. Color was pale purple with darker purple stripes on the in side of the pedals. A very neat flower.
on: 2011-09-02 19:46:06
I saw these flowers while walking along the Mississippi River in Crow Wing County in Brainerd, MN. There were very few plants seen and I wondered what kind of plant it was. The color is beautiful.
on: 2011-09-04 17:20:19
My mother-in-law was pulling her paddle boat ashore when she saw this beautiful flower. I took a picture of it and thought I'd try to identify it... I'm so glad I learned what it was! Nature never fails to stun, and this beautiful flower is proof!
on: 2011-09-04 23:07:40
I took pictures of this flower which appears to be in the purple color and white. They are in bloom right now and I've not noticed them before on the river. they were very striking and beautiful
on: 2011-09-05 08:37:44
Found many of these growing along Eagle Creek north of Browerville. Took pictures and identified them using this site.
on: 2011-09-12 20:09:11
First found these flowers, in 2010 on August 25. I've been watching for them this summer and saw no signs of them till today Sept. 12,2011. It's exciting to find them again.
on: 2011-09-16 15:22:28
Photographed this flower today on a walk along Purgatory Creek.
on: 2011-09-26 09:46:09
Came upon both blue and white bottle gentian yesterday (Sept 25th)walking along the river trail in William Obrien State Park. Had never seen them in my 4 decades of walking around in Minnesota. AMAZING!!
on: 2011-10-01 17:15:46
I saw three blue bottle gentian plants yesterday (2011-09-30)on a walk through Quarry Park,which is on the west side of St. Cloud. I had never seen one before but was able to identify them due to their distinctive flower and leaf patters.
on: 2011-11-13 15:45:18
We have this plant on our property, very good Fall for this plant. 2011.
on: 2012-08-22 20:53:50
Discovered this plant on lowland acreage which until about eight years ago, was "Holstein pasture." Interesting to see the land revert to species that may have been growing there when my grandfather purchased the property in the early 1900's. Thanks to Ron H. for helping to identify this beautiful and exciting native plant.
on: 2012-08-24 18:23:50
Wefound these beautiful flowers on the lot next to us. They are morepurple then blue.
on: 2012-08-28 09:41:01
Saw (and photographed) the blue bottle gentian on a visit to Crow Wing State Park on 8/14/2012. Gorgeous! I hadn't seen one for more than 20 years, the last sighting being on Lake Alexander in Morrison County.
on: 2012-09-03 09:24:53
We saw these on the shore of Cross near the Wharf Restaurant and again on Sand Island on Cross Lake, Crow Wing County. Sept 1, 2012..never noticed before in 60 years...
on: 2012-09-13 05:42:43
I just saw these beautiful plants for the first time last weekend on a walk with my neighbor. She told me that they had been planted as part of an Eagle Scout project. Go Boy Scouts!
on: 2013-08-15 09:08:49
Finally! I know what this flower is. I happened across it on our 60acre hobby farm in a low damp spot just inside the edge of a wooded area.
on: 2013-08-19 10:26:12
Saw a number of these yesterday, 8/18/2013 in Blaine Preserve SNA. In very nice shape so they must be pretty new.
on: 2013-09-06 18:24:22
I have this variety in my hosta bed on the bank going down to the lake.
on: 2013-09-07 11:27:38
Saw quite a few blooming on the east side of St.Croix State Park. While taking a picture of one, a small bumble bee just muscled its way totally inside the flower and disappeared. Could not get a quality shot of it emerging though :(
on: 2013-09-12 10:35:54
I had never seen Bottle Gentian before, but now I have seen it twice in the last week, in two different places! First along the trail between Bear Paw campground and Douglas Lodge at Itasca state park. Secondly at Sibley state park along the interpretive trail by the Interpretive Center. Beautiful plant...stunning flowers. In both cases the flowers were very blue. I too wondered when it would open or if it only opened certain times of the day or under certain conditions. Now I know...it doesn't open at all. Looking through your wildflower site I have often wished I would run across it. So happy I did! Thanks for helping me to identify it.
on: 2013-09-15 15:20:55
Just found these beautiful flowers on our property by our shoreline. I have pictures if you would like to see them. Awesome!!
on: 2013-09-18 20:25:08
I discovered this beautiful flower while walking through a 40-acre wooded parcel of our farmland. It had a cluster of 3 purple "bottles". I'm glad I discovered your website! Thanks.
on: 2013-10-12 11:38:37
I saw & photographed this plant in Kanabec county this September. It has the Beautiful Blue petals. I was suprized by how many weeks I returned to find it still brightening up the forest floor. I see on your Disribution Map, Kanabec county is not shaded. I'd be happy to help you verify the location. Thanks for your website!
on: 2014-07-12 14:42:05
This grew in the ditches at my old farm. It was located along Cty Rd 6 and the Minnesota River's junction. Breath-taking beauty.
on: 2014-08-21 16:01:35
Its at Hastings Sand Coulee SNA, too.
on: 2014-09-05 16:57:04
We first saw this lovely flower in 2012 in our CREP land. Didn't see it last year but now we found it again this year. We are thrilled to find it again!!
on: 2014-09-06 12:28:50
There are many hundreds of these growing in our horse pasture. The petals make a beautiful blue dye for wool. We would not harvest but there is no danger of over harvesting with so many. Our field seems to be the perfect habitat.
on: 2014-09-10 15:58:43
I saw this beautiful flower for the first time today in a state wildlife management area! It is gorgeous. Thank you for your site which helped me identify it.
on: 2014-09-30 16:05:45
Saw both the light blue and white versions of this interesting flower near the river. Around Sept 15, 2014.
on: 2015-06-25 12:27:31
We have had this growing right on the shoreline, on the edge of beautiful Bay Lake, for many years. It is a beautiful plant.
on: 2015-08-17 15:54:49
I am the County Ag Inspector for Murray County and i can think of two locations where this is in Murray County.
on: 2015-08-21 16:01:25
Both white and blue varieties seen today (8/21/15) near trail sign 26 in Murphy Hanrehan.
on: 2015-08-23 22:26:21
I found the blue as I was walking the dogs today 8/23/2015. I have some great pictures. Such a wonderful surprise! Simply lovely! Southern Isanti county.
on: 2015-08-24 11:22:46
Fairly common in the Shrike Unit of Felton Prairie SNA.
on: 2015-08-24 18:42:29
Saw bottle gentian blue in open field 8/24/15 Mille lacs cty
on: 2015-08-26 12:29:37
Looks to me like a wildflower / weed in a ditch that I found and photographed in early August. We kept it in a vase for 3 weeks now. The buds turned blue/white but have never opened. JD
on: 2015-08-26 19:38:00
I found them on a walk Mon 8/24/15 bright yet dark purple. Today they are lighter purple 8/26/15. I thought they would be opened today (not knowing what they were!). Great discovery!
on: 2015-08-29 16:16:53
I first noticed 2 or 3 of these in a shady spot on my yard in Hubbard county about 3 years ago. Today I counted 19 of them, scattered all over my 1 acre lot. They must spread vary easily. Also, unlike the previous owners, we do not mow a large portion of the yard, which is where they all have been found. Or does it take a long time before the plan is mature enough to produce flowers?
on: 2016-03-24 17:01:19
We have these blue Gentian flowers growing in our pasture in a low spot on the edge of the woods. They've been there for 5 years that I know of. Woodside Township, Otter Tail Co. I was so happy to find out they are perennial. I try to spread the seeds for more!
on: 2016-08-08 15:31:58
north shore of williams lake, also have seen them on fordyce drive just west of island lake neer creek coming out of spring lake
on: 2016-08-31 16:59:43
I've lived 70 years in northern Minnesota. This summer is the first time I noticed this species of wildflower. I was riding trails in our woods on ATV with 2 year old granddaughter. We marked the spot and for several days kept going back to the flower waiting to see it open up. Today I realized it doesn't "open up". Saw both purple and white ones.
on: 2016-09-01 15:57:46
I have seen a Blue one of these Gentian plants in the ditch on our road. I live 1/2 mile from the Iowa border.
on: 2016-09-03 12:53:28
We saw these lovely flowers yesterday along Highway 78, east of Ottertail Lake and near Pelican Bay. We had never seen them before. Many thanks for this site, which allowed us to identify them!
on: 2016-09-04 23:23:24
First noticed this a couple of these Bottle Gentian in a grassy field in Sturgeon Township Angora MN four years ago. Each year I see that they have multiplied, and now find quite a few in the field.
on: 2016-09-07 13:01:43
Yes, we have some of these in out lowlands along Pokegama Lake! Thank you for helping me identify this beautiful flower!
on: 2016-09-07 14:11:18
I found two plants growing by the roadside in a semi-boggy area. Wasn't quite sure what they were until I researched them. A pretty fall plant. I will definitely follow them from now on.
on: 2016-09-13 18:19:13
Found a patch of Bottle Gentian along the St. Croix River in William O'Brien State Park.
on: 2017-07-22 19:10:07
My sister an i found the gentain in horse pasture an ditch along wet area. We posted signs in the ditch to not mow or spray. Our dead lake township board voted against the posting an now plan to dig up the ditch an spray. Located 380th ave by dead lake. Our only recourse is to move them.
on: 2017-07-22 19:22:30
Carolyn, your only recourse is to rescue them!
on: 2017-08-19 11:38:34
Found these beautiful and elegant purple flowers on the shore which I didn't see last summer. They were too pretty not to bring indoors so I picked a few stems but left enough on the shore. Interesting to know the bees pry open the petals! Hope these Bottle Gentian multiply! I love this website. Will bookmark it! Thank you!
on: 2017-08-26 01:55:26
Found several groupings earlier today along rural roadsides near gravel abundant areas
on: 2017-08-27 08:13:55
Searching for, and always finding,three members of the Gentian family (Bottle,Downy,and Fringed)on this prairie complex has been for many years an annual event. Yesterday, a cool and misty morning,was the first time I had the good luck to watch a Bumblebee pollinate a Bottle Gentian; prying open those petals was no easy task!I took numerous photos and managed to get a video of the bee emerging from the flower. Great experience.
on: 2017-09-06 12:15:07
Nice group of 6 andrewsii's...they seem to be a deeper than normal blue...beautiful sight.
on: 2017-09-06 19:18:17
In ditch, was found while my husband was walking our dog
on: 2017-09-17 23:02:51
They were growing on the roadsides along with the fringed gentians. They were in bloom on Saturday, August 26, 2017. Beautiful!
on: 2017-09-27 17:05:08
Have it alone side my house in partial shade. Had to prop it as it was laying on the ground. Probably need to protect it from all the rabbits in the area.
on: 2017-09-27 18:40:54
This flower was a first for me and I was intrigued by it walking around Bob Cross Park during a site survey of plants for a releve with my Environmental Wetland class at SCCSU. I saw it again the following week out at Rockville County Park and Nature Reserve. Both were purple in color.
on: 2018-05-19 18:55:13
They are seen in our lower less disturbed wet lands, very much off the beaten path in Clay County
on: 2018-08-19 17:57:35
Found white ones in North Mankato today. Now I am curious where I can get some for my yard.
on: 2018-08-21 19:19:20
A patch of over a hundred plants on private property on hilly, grassy CRP land. Beautiful!!
on: 2018-08-22 20:26:42
Just discovered these beauties in Cannon Township. I feared the wild flower season had ended so really enjoyed the find in such a dry year.
on: 2018-08-30 16:22:32
We have quite a few of these beauties on woods edges next to swampy land. Also was surprised to find one lone plant in our horse pasture when I was mowing, so I mowed around it.
on: 2018-08-31 08:36:23
Setting is a moist trail with patchy Scirpus cyperinus, various goldenrods & asters (and tansy); surrounding hardwood stands. According to your map this has not been previously reported in Lake County. I did not take a photo but am fairly confident of the ID.
on: 2018-08-31 15:09:15
Karen, the best way to get county distribution map updates is to submit a specimen to the Bell Herbarium. Then is becomes part of the official record and we get those updates in time.
on: 2018-08-31 19:23:51
I had never seen these before until this week. There are 10 of them in a field here where we have lots of wildflowers.
on: 2018-09-06 13:34:20
I saw many of these plants along a township road. We are going to do construction on this road this fall and so will remove and try to transplant some of these to my yard. Any suggestions for moving them? Thanks, Ken
on: 2018-09-10 12:53:40
I have seen the light blue Closed Gentian on a trail near my home by the mouth of the Littlefork River by Pelland Junction. Really was a discovery for me. Had never seen one before.
on: 2018-09-17 00:25:45
We saw the white and the blue while hiking near Spring Grove.
on: 2018-10-22 15:04:37
My friend has a field that is brimming with these flowers. They are absolutely beautiful to look at, and look really happy in her fields, and near the stream. Never seen anything like this before, and hope that I might be able to grow them in my woodland area, which is also a little moist.
on: 2019-05-29 02:34:17
In and along our ditch on the North end of property, County Road 11, aka 190th Street. A rare find...
on: 2019-07-10 05:57:50
We have had these growing on our property for decades. We live in a 100+ year old woods along the Mississippi.
on: 2019-08-30 10:44:27
I moved to the Hinckly area 3 years ago and have a beautiful piece of property. I have always loved MN wildflowers and have found so many new to me here. I just found a Bottle Gentian and am very excited about it. I found it growing very close to Crooked Creek on the bank. Growing up my family would visit the Arboratum and I may have seen it there but don't remember.
on: 2019-09-03 23:20:44
This is the first time I've seen the bottle gentian wild flower...it was a very vibrant blue. Just beautiful!!
on: 2019-09-04 11:23:58
Found blue flowered ones near boat landing by turn around and near a geocache. Several people Plants at each spot.
on: 2019-09-09 07:20:45
I saw a couple that looked like this flower. They were light blue in color. I'm wondering if it was something different though as I saw them in the upper prairie and not near water. There was a bumblebee crawling into it.
on: 2019-09-12 13:05:59
I am wondering, did they change the name from or to closed gentian? The only place I was lucky enough to see it, was this Sept. at Banning St. Park, along the Kettle river, finally!
on: 2019-09-12 14:10:00
Susan, there is no standardization on common names. Call it whatever you like.
on: 2019-09-14 09:30:56
Seen these for the first time along the Sioux line trail, Carlton County. Had to find out what they were. Love ❤️ them. I think it's thinking about growing them in my flower beds.
on: 2019-09-14 14:05:38
This is the first year I have seen them growing along my lake shore.
on: 2019-09-15 15:19:33
We have them growing along our shore of the Mississippi north of Sartell, MN. I also have about 30 plants that have transplanted themselves into a wildflower garden in our yard. They are so pretty!
on: 2019-09-16 15:42:37
Spotted this plant growing near the river at Jay Cooke State Park, fairly close to the swinging bridge.
on: 2019-09-19 20:45:19
Saw this blooming in a ditch in Ottertail County near Bluffton.
on: 2020-02-08 19:14:11
Took awhile to find the name there purple can they be transplanted?
on: 2020-02-08 20:02:21
Jon, please do not dig plants out of the wild. There are many vendors that sell native seeds and plants. Try one of them.
on: 2020-08-18 21:13:21
Growing along lakeshore on east side of Prairie Lake.
on: 2020-08-21 14:31:39
In the past week, I counted more than 2 dozen plants in bloom in ditches in Marshall and Polk Counties. Most were blue, several white. Wow!
on: 2020-08-23 16:37:23
Blue Gentian -- half a dozen plants flowering Aug. 23, 2020. On tbe edge between woods and open land.
on: 2020-08-30 11:49:16
Have seen them around here for about 5 years now, have a few blue and a pink one on my property. Beautiful...
on: 2020-08-30 21:01:33
Cowling Arboretum Purple & White August 2019
on: 2020-08-31 11:41:12
Clay County highway department mows these down in the ditches every year around this time. Can anything be done about this?
on: 2020-09-01 15:12:29
Purple ones. Found some growing along the edge of our pasture next to wooded area... don’t recall ever seeing them b/4.
on: 2020-09-02 07:49:50
I saw several of these flowers along the Wobegon trail by Albany in Stearns County,
on: 2020-09-02 19:57:48
Found these on our land while walking our trails. Near Gilman.
on: 2020-09-11 16:38:08
Good year for bottle gentian, viewed numerous bumble bees crawling in and out of flowers. Nice.
on: 2021-08-12 07:55:13
I would like to propagate more of this plant. I only have one and it is beautiful. I have never seen any seeds, what do they look like and how big are they? I only notice very tiny powder like substance in the fall from the flowers. I would appreciate knowing how to propagate more of them. Thank you for your kind response. Bob Knapp
on: 2021-08-12 10:22:36
Bob, if you see just dust coming out of the capsules, that probably means insects have devoured the seeds. That's not necessarily a bad thing, since that really is the purpose of the plants in the first place. If you are unable to collect seed from your own plant, consider buying seed or more plants from the native plant nurseries that serve Minnesota.
on: 2021-08-27 19:01:12
I look for these each year in late fall. Found a few blue Gentian between the county road and a large pond, others in the wetter ditches. I'd love to see the other color variations - white, pink and purple.
on: 2021-08-29 21:48:15
Found five white Gentians on the edge of our pasture next to a tree line. Have never seen them before--really beautiful! And glad the bumble bees like them!
on: 2021-09-04 21:41:36
We saw many of the purple bottle gentian along the bike path. Fun to see so many. We used to hunt at Glendalough SP, but lately deer have been beating us to the one or two plants.
on: 2021-09-06 07:12:28
Blooms on my sherburne co. Property every year, though much less than 30 years ago.
on: 2021-09-16 18:26:34
I have them all over
on: 2022-08-29 06:23:22
Just 2 plants with flowers at a forest opening, August 29,2022
on: 2022-08-31 21:00:37
Spotted two plants on our property and they have purple flower pods. We have lived here for three years and this is the first time I have seen them. We have received a lot of rainfall this year.
on: 2022-09-21 17:41:14
We have hobby farm ,lived here 18 years just noticed the bottle gentian flowering and setting seed mid Sept 2022. I will follow this plant next year 6 flowers this year. Growing in sandy soil near a cattail wetland.
on: 2023-08-29 22:13:37
Saw several blue clumps along the Duluth & Northeastern RR grade, about 5 miles southwest of Hornby, August 29th, 2023.
on: 2023-09-25 15:00:46
On Permanent CRP ground West of 555th Ave. Part of Wetland restoration/development. First observation of single plant was in same Wolf Creek watershed, but 1/2 mile East. That was over 40 years ago. This observation was group of 5 in center of field. Not skilled enough to identify from two varieties.
on: 2024-04-25 15:29:06
There are several blue plants along the bike trail along hwy 28 between Starbuck and Glenwood.
on: 2024-09-03 06:42:07
Found numerous plants in the ditch off of Tucker Street between county road 5 and county road 9.