{"product_id":"gentiana-royal-blue","title":"Gentiana Royal Blue","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFew plants bring the kind of colour intensity that Gentiana Royal Blue offers. Deep royal-blue, trumpet-shaped flowers cluster at the tips of upright stems, creating one of the most strikingly coloured displays you'll find in the autumn garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis hardy perennial suits rock and alpine gardens particularly well, where its upright habit and jewel-like colour can really stand out against gravel or stone. It's also a favoured cut flower for floral work, bringing that same vivid blue into arrangements where true blue tones are otherwise hard to come by.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGentiana Royal Blue does need a bit more care at the germination stage than many other perennials, so it's worth setting aside the time to follow the process properly. The reward, once established, is a striking, long-lived plant that returns to put on its show again each autumn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowing Gentiana Royal Blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSow from August through to October. This variety has special germination requirements: sow at 18-22°C for 2-4 weeks, then move seed trays to a cold spot of around -4 to 4°C for a further 4-6 weeks to complete the process. Germination takes 21-42 days in total. Plants flower in their second season from transplant and reach 110-130cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kings Seeds NZ","offers":[{"title":"300 seeds","offer_id":49214777491764,"sku":"F1475.pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/0555\/6276\/files\/F1475-W.png?v=1785116331","url":"https:\/\/www.kingsseeds.co.nz\/products\/gentiana-royal-blue","provider":"Kings Seeds NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}