Scientific name: Lobelia erinus
Family: CAMPANULACEAE
Common names: “Lobelia”
Plant Type: Perennial used as an Annual
Conditions:
Zone: 10
Light: Full sun – semi-shade , lasts long in part shade
Exposure: Exposed or sheltered
Soil: Fertile sandy loam
Moisture: Moist – average, well drained
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: 4-20″ H & W
Leaf and Stem shape: Neat small simple leaves
Flower: White-eyed flowers in summer and autumn, in shades of blue, violet, mauve, pink and crimson as well as white.jpg)
Maintenance: Medium, May be finished in August and need cutting out, don’t pull them out
Landscape use: Flower borders and beds, edging, containers and baskets
Propagate: By seed
Pests & Disease: Slugs
Comments: Popular plant of the Victorian era
Cultivars: ~AGM winners: L. e. Cascade Series , L. e. ‘Regatta Sky Blue’ , L. e. ‘Riviera Blue Eyes’ , L. e. ‘Cambridge Blue’ , L. e. ‘Wespurstar’ , L. e. ‘Mrs Clibran’ , L. e. ‘Crystal Palace’ , L. e. ‘String of Pearls’ , L. e. ‘Colour Cascade’ , L. e. ‘Lobstrahob’ (Techno Heat Series) , L. e. ‘Regatta Midnight Blue’
