Lobelia

Uses:

  • Container Spiller
  • Butterfly Garden
  • Edging Plant

Features:

  • Abundant Bright Flowers
  • Long Blooming or Reblooming
  • Low Maintenance
  • Attracts Pollinators

Sunlight:

  • Partial Sun to Full Sun
  • 5+ Hours of Direct Sun
  • East, West or South Sides of Homes

Growing Zones:

Lobelia is a large group of blooming plants that includes annuals, perennials, and even shrubs. These plants tend to bloom in the spring, producing copious amounts of intensely colored blooms, and may rebloom in the fall. Use them in outdoor container arrangements, at the front of borders, and along pathways.


About Lobelia

Laguna Dark Blue Lobelia
Genus
Lobelia
Species
400+
Family
Campanulaceae

Common Names:

Cardinal Flower, Indian Tobacco


Native To:

North America, Europe and Asia

Plant Type:

Perennials

Foliage Type:

Herbaceous

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

4-11

Flower Color:

Blue, purple, red, white, and pink

Flower Bloom Time:

Spring to summer

Growth Habit:

Clumping, spreading, trailing, upright

Attracts:

butterflies, bees and hummingbirds

Tolerates:

Heat, frost

Resists:

Pests, Disease,