LOBELIA tupa

Robust upright perennial from Chile with reddish purple stems and orange-red tubular flowers

Pot size - 1.5 to 2 Litre - Click to view photo

Delivery Normally 3 - 5 days

Click & Collect Ready in 3 - 5 days

individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each

Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close

Flowering

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Pests & Diseases
Slugs, leaf blotch.
Place of origin
Chile
Orange
Orange red
Racemes
To 45cm (18in) long
Tubular
Border
Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
Frost hardy (down to -5)
Height
To 2m (6½ft)
Spread
90cm (36in)
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. Lance-shaped, downy, light grey-green leaves to 30cm (12in) long. Produces 2-lipped flowers 6cm (2½in) long
Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winter
Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F)
Summer Seasonal Interest
Fertile moist well-drained soil
Full sun
Partial shade
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