Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District
Cream Gentian
(White Gentian)
Gentiana alba
[C-value
9]
Gentian family (Gentianaceae)
Blooms mid-August -
September
The native Cream Gentian is rare in our area. It prefers full to partial sun and moist to average soil conditions. This perennial is 1-2' tall, with a stout smooth unbranched stem. The opposite yellow-green leaves strongly clasp the central stem. However, the three leaves beneath the uppermost flowers are whorled, lance-shaped, up to 3" long and 2" across, with a prominent central vein. From the axils of the leaves, 2-7 tube-shaped flowers emerge, greenish white, or yellowish white, about 1½" long and ¾" across, having 5 petals with small erect tips.
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Cream Gentian at Richard Young Forest Preserve September 16, 2014
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Cream Gentian at Richard Young Forest Preserve September 16, 2014
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Cream Gentian in private garden August 30, 2019
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