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| | InterSites: Gentiana |
 | | Grown for their intense blue flowers, and for the medicinal properties of their bitter roots, these perennials are found growing naturally in temperate, arctic or high tropical regions, mostly in Europe and Asia, with the largest number in China. |
 | | G. acaulis, stemless gentian, zone 3, an alpine species, growing to 10 cm (4 in), is probÂably the most widely grown. |
 | | The seed of gentians must be sown fresh or it may take a year to germinate. |
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