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Common Name: Lobelia, Edging Lobelia
Botanical Name: Lobelia erinus (lo-BEE-li-a or lo-BEEL-ya e-RY-nus)
Decorative Life: Most of the growing season until very hot weather takes its toll.
Harvest Instructions: Plugs can be stored for 6 weeks in the dark (6 weeks in light) at 41F and subsequently grown into very acceptable plants and/or flowers.
- As a member of the Campanulaceae (bellflower family), its common relatives include campanula, balloon-flower and throatwort.
- Lobelia species are native to a wide area but especially to temperate regions of the Americas.
- Low growing perennial grown as an annual with a sprawling or cascading growth.
Availability: Normally sold in the spring to early summer.
Flower Color: Mostly dark blue with white and sometimes yellowish throats.
- Named in honor of Mattias del l'Obel (1538-1616), botanist and physician to King James I.
- Can survive as a perennial in many states and/or can easily reproduce by seed. Birds often act as seed carriers and therefore plants can arise from almost anywhere.