Gentiana verna

Common names: Vernal Gentian

Genus: Gentiana

Species: Gentiana verna

Class: Pentandria

Order: Digynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Gentiana

Modern Species: Gentiana verna

Modern Family: Gentianaceae

Plant Type: hardy perennial

Color: brilliant blue

Season: April or May

Native Region: Alps of Switzerland, Austria and the Pyrenees, Ireland, Durham

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum