| Description | A series of Lobelia that are more heat tolerant along with intense colors.This is the best Lobelia cultivar that I have used. Really a tender perennial grown as an annual. |
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| Pronunciation | lo-BEE-lee-ah |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 9-11 |
| Sunlight | grows best in morning light or filtered light |
| Moisture | When grown in a garden Lobelia requires average water. In containers Lobelia rapidly fills in a pot and needs to be kept moist or the plant will quickly dry up. |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, never soggy |
| Growing Media | growing media for containers is best if well drained and moisture retentive |
| Temperature | preforms best in the cooler time of the growing season, slows down in hot weather, has tolerated cooler temperatures to 40 F |
| Flowers | fan shaped with two small petals and three broad petals, light and dark blue, white |
| Leaves | narrow, green or bronze. |
| Stems | wiry, much branching forming a tangled web. |
| Dimensions | semi-trailing mounding growth habit |
| Maintenance | May need a light shear in mid summer to promote new foliage and flowers. It can be cut back hard if needed |
| Propagation | Tiny seeds are slow to germinate. I like to seed directly into the final container, as opposed to seeding in a flat than pricking out. |
| Misc Facts | Named after Matthias De L'Obel, an English Botanists. Contains a poisonous alkaloid called Oleic acid. |
| Author's Notes | Although this Lobelia seems to tolerate the heat better than others, I really don't think it likes full hot sun. At least my plants don't. But this is by far the best Lobelia cultivar I have used. |
| Notes & Reference | #27-Rodale's Annual Gardens (Paul Loewer), #28-Cottage Garden Annuals(Clive Lane), #43-Taylor's Guide to Container Gardening, #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterrowd) |
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