Gentiana sino-ornata, the showy Chinese gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae, native to western China and Tibet. It is a low-growing semi-evergreen perennial growing to 5- tall, with multiple prostrate stems 15- long, bearing single trumpet-shaped flowers of a pure blue with a white- and green-striped throat, in autumn.[1]
In cultivation it is hardy down to -10C, but requires a well-drained soil with an acid or neutral pH. It is suitable for growing in a rock or alpine garden. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2] [3]