PlantFiles: Prairie Gentian, Lisianthus, Texas Bluebell
Eustoma grandiflorum 'Echo Blue'

A landscaper introduced this Texas native to a friends garden as an annual. Immediately I asked if I too could purchase some from him.
The 10 plants of varying cultivars flowered beautifully that year. The plants reseeded for a second year but didn't look as well. I didn't protect the area from the Cape Cod winter so not surprising. I wasn't into flower seed collecting at the time as I concentrated on the veggies in the back.

Stunning in bloom and truly a joy: I replanted as annuals until I moved to the mid-Atlantic area. Oddly enough I haven't had any luck whatsoever growing these in this location 08349. Despite better climate and soil, more time devoted and a whole lot of money invested in quality seed. I haven't found a garden center in 50 mile radius who carries the plant.