Planting Guide for Great Blue Lobelia - The Plant Native
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Great Blue Lobelia is a beautiful native flower that attracts both butterflies and hummingbirds to gardens. Its natural blue color is rare in gardens, so it stands apart from other plants. It’s exceptionally easy to plant …
Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia) - Gardenia
WEBA North American native that is perfect for the late summer garden, Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia) is a popular, upright perennial that produces long-lasting spikes of bright blue flowers atop finely-toothed, lance-shaped foliage from late summer to mid-fall.
Lobelia siphilitica (Blue Cardinal Flower, Great Blue Lobelia, …
WEBBlue flowers first mature in mid-summer and continue into early fall. The flowers are larger than other Lobelias and have stripes on the tube portion. This plant provides late summer bloom to the perennial border, wild garden, native plant garden, woodland garden, or naturalized planting.
How To Grow and Care For Lobelia - The Spruce
WEBFeb 7, 2023 · There are several different flower colors available, but it's well known for its unique true sky blue hue. Other colors include purple, white, pink, and lilac. Most varieties have a tiny white "eye" in the center of each flower. While most varieties have green foliage, a few have a slight bronze tinge to the leaves.
How to Plant and Grow Blue Lobelia - Better Homes & Gardens
WEBJun 12, 2023 · Attract butterflies to your yard with the beautiful blue and purple blooms of annual lobelia. There are well over 300 species of annuals, perennials, and shrubs housed within the Lobelia genus—a fact that can be confusing to gardeners looking to add a specific type of plant to their space.
Blue Lobelia – Complete Guide to Lobelia Siphilitica - Growit Buildit
WEBBlue Lobelia is a long-lived perennial flower native to Eastern North America. Scientifically known as Lobelia siphilitica , it will grow 2-4’ tall in full sun blooming up to two months beginning in late summer.
How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Great Blue Lobelia - Epic …
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Great blue lobelia is an eye-catching plant that appeals to gardeners, hummingbirds, and a multitude of pollinators. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen will discuss the proper care and maintenance of these brilliant blue-flowering plants.
Lobelia siphilitica - Wikipedia
WEBLobelia siphilitica, the great blue lobelia, [3] great lobelia, [4] or blue cardinal flower, [5] is a plant species within the family Campanulaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States .
Great Blue Lobelia - US Forest Service
WEBGreat Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) By David Taylor. Great blue lobelia, is a member of the Campanulaceae (Bellflower) family. The family includes around 2,400 mostly herbaceous species, most of which occur in North America, Europe and Asia. A number of species are from South Africa.
Lobelia siphilitica - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
WEBLobelia siphilitica, commonly called great lobelia or blue cardinal flower, is a Missouri native perennial which typically grows in moist to wet locations along streams, sloughs, springs, swamps, meadows and in low wooded areas.
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