Garden lobelia

Plant family

Bellflower family (Campanulaceae)

Also known as

Edging Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia

Season Overview

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Very humid

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

High

Seeding distance

7 cm

Row spacing

7 cm

Seeding depth

0 cm

Instructions

Description

Male chaff is also known as blue lobelia and belongs to the genus Lobelia, which is a member of the bellflower family (Campanulaceae). It is creeping-bushy growing, annual or perennial and the flowers are white, blue, purple, pink or red. Insect friendly. Insect friendly.

Growing tips

Always keep moist, but provide good drainage so that waterlogging does not occur. After the 1st main flowering at the end of July cut back 1/3 that the flowering lasts until September. Wintering in a greenhouse or indoors at 10-15°C is not usual. It is easy to resow the seeds the next year. Also good as ground cover and in hanging baskets. Good planting are also geraniums and the blue daisy. Work with gloves as the alkaloids in the plant veins are toxic to humans and animals. Sensitive to frost and therefore germinates only from 15 ° C in 1-2 weeks.