About

A slender foxtail lily to about 70cm tall from Central Asia with narrow, strap-like basal leaves and an upright raceme of small, yellow, star-shaped flowers in late spring and early summer. A graceful and underused Eremurus for a sunny, well-drained border with a winter-dry regime.

About the genus

Gentiana can be annuals, biennials, herbaceous or evergreen perennials, mostly with showy, trumpet or salver-shaped flowers

Plant details

Suggested usesBedding, containers, hanging baskets.

Care notes

CultivationPlant after last frost in fertile soil.
PruningDeadhead regularly.
PropagationGrow from seed in spring.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.