Gentiana scabra belongs to the family Gentianaceae, the gentian family. He is known by the name of Japanese gentian or spicy gentian. G. scabra is originally from China, Japan and Korea. Many of our native gentian species are protected. G. scabra grows as a herbaceous plant and reaches a height of 30 to 60 cm. It is also often used as ground cover in natural gardens. The leaves are simple, dark green and much longer than wide. The leaves set directly on the shoot, without petiole. The flowers are deep blue with white center and bell-shaped. The flowers are hermaphrodite. The fruit is a capsule containing the numerous small, thin seeds. The roots of G. scabra are very sensitive, you have to pay special attention when transplanting. G. scabra is used in Chinese medicine. In most cases, the plant is used in combination with other herbs. G. scabra is thus used both externally and internally and acts against uncontrolled heat.
Japanese Blue Gentian - Gentiana scabra
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The seeds of G. scabra must be stratified. To do this, mix the seeds with a slightly damp substrate (sand is wonderful), put it back in the bag in which you got the seeds and put it in the fridge for a good month. Then you can spread the sand together with the seeds thinly on the seed sowing filled seed pots. The seeds may only be minimally covered, so spread the mixture over a large area. After this treatment, germination is most reliable. G. scabra needs a constantly moist soil. If possible, the substrate should be sandy-loamy or gritty-loamy. The plant is hardy to about minus 30 ° C. Heat, however, is not well tolerated.
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