Lobelia siphilitica

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Great Blue Lobelia

NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)

  • Herbaceous perennial; 1-4ft tall

  • Clusters of blue, violet tubular flowers; blooms late summer to fall

  • Attracts various pollinators including bumble bees, yellow faced bees, carpenter bees, sweat bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds

  • Attracts various predatory insects great for biological pest control including lady beetles, soldier beetles, plant bugs, and the insidious flower bug

  • Short lived, but reseeds readily via abundant seed output

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Great Blue Lobelia

NJ Ecotype (grown from seed)

  • Herbaceous perennial; 1-4ft tall

  • Clusters of blue, violet tubular flowers; blooms late summer to fall

  • Attracts various pollinators including bumble bees, yellow faced bees, carpenter bees, sweat bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds

  • Attracts various predatory insects great for biological pest control including lady beetles, soldier beetles, plant bugs, and the insidious flower bug

  • Short lived, but reseeds readily via abundant seed output

Details

  • Blue, Violet, White

  • Late summer to Fall

  • 1-4ft

  • Medium, Wet

  • Full, Partial, Shade

  • Lobelia Dagger Moth

  • FACW - usually occurs in wetlands, but may occur in non-wetlands

  • 60 days of cold stratification; sunlight required for germination