Swertia perennis
HOW TO GROW MARSH FELWORT
Characteristics of the plant
| July – September. Dark violet flowers – more rarely greenish yellow or white – till 3,5 cm, 5 petals and 5 sepals. Leaves lanceolate, the superior ones embracing the stem. |
| Keep the soil permanently humid to emulate the natural conditions where it reproduces, the marshy areas between the 1500 and 2400 m. |
| Humid gardens, forming groups of flowers, by currents of water or ponds. |
| Sun |
| By means of seeds in autumn. |
| Peaty acid soil |
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This article was endorsed by Julián Masats - Technical agricultural engineer specialized in horticulture and gardening.
