Gentiana clausa Calopogon it doesn't smell like lilacs)

it doesn't smell like lilacs) flowers

and sphaerocarpa

get 'em while they last

thriving in anything from slightly moist to fairly dry

Gentiana clausa Calopogon it doesn't smell like lilacs)Gentiana clausa, a North American native with a natural range from Maine south to western North Carolina, is a superb garden perennial. The deciduous stalks emerge in spring, stretching to 18", clothed with smooth green finger sized leaves. In late summer, the upper part of the stalks are adorned with axillary clusters of 1 2" long royal blue flowers that never open. Native bees are one of the few insects with the brute force to be able to open the