Editing Gentiana (section)

==Cultivation==
[[Image:Gentiana paradoxa (1).jpg|thumb|''Gentiana paradoxa'']]
Several gentian species may be found in cultivation, and are valued for the unusual intensity of their blue flowers. They have a reputation for being difficult to grow. All require similar conditions – moist, rich, free-draining soil with an acid to neutral pH. They include:<ref name=RHSAZ/>
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*[[Gentiana acaulis|''G. acaulis'']]
*[[Gentiana asclepiadea|''G. asclepiadea'']]
*[[Gentiana paradoxa|''G. paradoxa'']]
*[[Gentiana septemfida|''G. septemfida'']]
*[[Gentiana sino-ornata|''G. sino-ornata'']]
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In addition, the following [[cultivar]]s, of mixed or uncertain parentage, have gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]]:<ref>{{cite web  | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants – Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 42 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | access-date = 27 February 2018}}</ref> 
* 'Blue Silk'<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/111942/i-Gentiana-i-Blue-Silk/Details
| work = RHS Plantfinder | title = ''Gentiana'' 'Blue Silk' | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | access-date = 27 February 2018}}</ref> 
*'Shot Silk'<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/47366/i-Gentiana-i-Shot-Silk/Details
| work = RHS Plantfinder | title = ''Gentiana'' 'Shot Silk' | publisher =  Royal Horticultural Society | access-date = 27 February 2018}}</ref> 
*'Strathmore'<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/46871/i-Gentiana-i-Strathmore/Details
| work = RHS Plantfinder | title = ''Gentiana'' 'Strathmore' | publisher =  Royal Horticultural Society | access-date = 27 February 2018}}</ref>
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