Anagallis monellii 'Gentian Blue'
Blue pimpernel 'Gentian Blue'
Anagallis Anagallis
'Gentian Blue' _ 'Gentian Blue' is a compact, mound-forming, evergreen perennial, often grown as an annual, with lance-shaped to elliptic, dark green leaves and saucer-shaped, deep blue flowers from early summer into autumn.
Anagallis monellii 'Gentian Blue' is: Evergreen
Compact, Cushion or Mound Forming
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Dark-blue in Summer; Dark-blue in Autumn
Dark-green in All seasons
Aphids Aphids
Generally disease free.
Cut back after flowering.
Take soft tip cutting in spring or early summer. Divide in spring.
Stem tip cuttings
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Anagallis monellii 'Gentian Blue' (Blue pimpernel 'Gentian Blue') will reach a height of 0.2m and a spread of 0.4m after 1-2 years.
City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers
Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained or well-drained soil in a sheltered, sunny position. Best to overwinter in a glass house. Often short-lived so propagate regularly. Heat tolerant once established.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
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Anagallis monellii 'Gentian Blue'
Blue pimpernel 'Gentian Blue'
Anagallis Anagallis
'Gentian Blue' _ 'Gentian Blue' is a compact, mound-forming, evergreen perennial, often grown as an annual, with lance-shaped to elliptic, dark green leaves and saucer-shaped, deep blue flowers from early summer into autumn.
Garden origin
Evergreen
Compact, Cushion or Mound Forming
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Dark-blue in Summer; Dark-blue in Autumn
Dark-green in All seasons
Generally disease free.
Cut back after flowering.
Take soft tip cutting in spring or early summer. Divide in spring.
Stem tip cuttings
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Anagallis monellii 'Gentian Blue' (Blue pimpernel 'Gentian Blue') will reach a height of 0.2m and a spread of 0.4m after 1-2 years.
City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers
Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained or well-drained soil in a sheltered, sunny position. Best to overwinter in a glass house. Often short-lived so propagate regularly. Heat tolerant once established.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, East | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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