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.