Lobelia
- Botanical Name
- Lobelia erinus
- Hardiness
- Half hardy annual
- Height
- 4 to 8 inches
- Width
- 6 to 16 inches
- Flowers
- Summer to fall: white, blue, rose, purple
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Cool, moist
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 6 to 8 inches apart
- Lobelia benefits from a mid-summer trim
- Most Lobelia will stall out during the heat of summer, site in part shade, especially in climates with extreme summer heat
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Hot Springs Series - 8 - 14" tall by 7 - 16" wide, tidy habit, cold and heat tolerant
- Laguna Series - more heat tolerant
- Blue Skies - sky blue, 6" globe
- Palace Series - dark green foliage, fluorescent, earlier bloom
- Paper Moon - white, compact
- Blue Moon - true blue, 6"
- Rosamond - cherry red, 6"
- Fountain Series - 6-8" trailer
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