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    LOBELIA
    LOBELIA
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    LOBELIA

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    Genus of about 370 species of annuals, perennials (including some aquatics), and shrubs found in tropical and temperate areas worldwide, especially in North, Central and South America.

    Their habitats range from marshes, wet meadows and riverbanks to woodlad, well-drained hilly and mountainous slopes and deserts.

     

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    • Good to know
      Grown for their brightly coloured flowers.
    • Place of origin
      North, South and Central America
    • Herbaceous
      Annuals, perennials and shrubs
    • harmful if eaten
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, notably dogs and cats
    • skin irritant
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, notably dogs and cats
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    Lobelia - Care Guide

    varieties
    LOBELIA 'Compton Pink'
    Soft pink flowers with darker centres. Hardy
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50 £10.88
    LOBELIA siphilitica
    Blue cardinal flower
    Clear blue
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £14.50
    LOBELIA x speciosa 'Hadspen Purple'
    Bright purple flowers on upright stems
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
    LOBELIA x speciosa 'Tania'
    Magenta-purple flowers on red stems
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50 £10.88
    LOBELIA tupa
    Robust upright perennial from Chile with reddish purple stems and orange-red tubular flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
    Available again from summer 2026
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Useful extras...

    Vermin & Pest Control
    Copper Tape
    Quick and easy way to repel slugs and snails from your pots with this adhesive copper tape.
    £7.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
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