LOBELIA siphilitica

Clear blue

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individually £12.50 each, 3+ £10.00 each

Ready in 3 - 5 days

Normally 3 - 5 days

Blue - clear blue
Height - 60-120cm (24-48in)
Spread - 30cm (12in)
Herbaceous - Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch. - clump-forming perennial with erect, leafy stems. Toothed leaves can be oval, broadly lance-shaped or oblong. They are 10-15cm (4-6in) long, light-green and softly hairy. Produces long-lasting, tubular, 2-lipped flowers 2.5-3.5cm (1-1½in) across
Hardy - average winter - Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F)
Full sun
Partial shade
Caution, toxic if eaten, may cause skin allergy or irritant - These plants are toxic if eaten and may also cause a skin allergy, rash, irritation to eyes and skin.
Additional Features - Pests & Diseases - - slugs, leaf blotch.
Place of origin - eastern USA.
Flower Shape - Racemes - - dense racemes 10-50cm (4-20in) long
Tubular
Hardiness - Frost hardy (down to -5) -
Seasonal Interest - Summer -
Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil -