Plant Library
Gentian Yellow
Common Name: Gentian
Botanical Name: Gentiana flavida
Variety: Yellow
Blossom Color: Cream
Bloom Time: Aug-Sep
Zone: 4 to 7
Exposure: Sun or Part Shade
Mature Height: 12-24"
Mature Width: 12-24"
Notes: Yellow Gentian are slow-growing but long-lived. Bumblebees are the main pollinators. Cream Gentian flowers earlier than Bottle Gentian. The creamy colored flowers add color to mostly sunny sites in the late summer garden when bumblebees are stocking up for the winter.