Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica - Blue Lobelia

Appearance and use

Where To Plant Blue Lobelia

Requirements

It is an attractive and adaptable plant, and in a location with good light‚ soil, and moisture conditions should do well․ It is a herbaceous perennial plant that occurs in much of eastern and central Canada and the United States and is typically seen in mid-summer and early autumn․ Blooming from August to October‚ the plant typically survives for only a few years․ It is quite common in portions of Illinois‚ except for a few counties in the south of the state․ They are found in black soil prairies‚ river-meadows‚ along ponds and rivers‚ in floodplains, bottomland forests‚ stream bottoms in sandstone canyons‚ swamps‚ pastures‚ ditches, and other lowland areas Growth It is a member of the Bellflower family‚ one to four inches in height with green stems and bluish purple flowers․ The flowers are erect‚ and one to one and one-half inches long․ They prefer damp to wet soils and some degree of shade but do well in full sun if moist․ Plants do best in fertile loam and flower well even at their northeastern limits This will give it the best chance of growing to its full potential․ When flooded‚ although the plant can tolerate it‚ it will be mud-caked and ragged in appearance․ The seeds do not germinate until they are exposed to light․ It has to be in sunlight‚ or it won't take off‚ and then you won't be able to grow it․ The flowers are visited by bumblebees and other long-tongued bees‚ attracted by the nectar․ Occasional visitors to the garden include the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird‚ as well as giant butterflies‚ although they are less frequent․

Blooming from August to October‚ the plant typically survives for only a few years․ It is quite common in portions of Illinois‚ except for a few counties in the south of the state․

Growth

They prefer damp to wet soils and some degree of shade but do well in full sun if moist․ Plants do best in fertile loam and flower well even at their northeastern limits

This will give it the best chance of growing to its full potential․ When flooded‚ although the plant can tolerate it‚ it will be mud-caked and ragged in appearance․ The seeds do not germinate until they are exposed to light․ It has to be in sunlight‚ or it won't take off‚ and then you won't be able to grow it․ The flowers are visited by bumblebees and other long-tongued bees‚ attracted by the nectar․ Occasional visitors to the garden include the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird‚ as well as giant butterflies‚ although they are less frequent․

It has to be in sunlight‚ or it won't take off‚ and then you won't be able to grow it․ The flowers are visited by bumblebees and other long-tongued bees‚ attracted by the nectar․

Occasional visitors to the garden include the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird‚ as well as giant butterflies‚ although they are less frequent․

Plant bare-root stock as soon as it arrives, in well-drained soil with full to partial sun unless noted otherwise above. Water deeply once a week during the first growing season to establish a strong root system.

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