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Great Blue Lobelia

Plant Information

Taxonomic Name: Lobelia siphilitica
Common Name: Great Blue Lobelia
Garden: Sally
Bloom Time: July to August
Height: 0-36 inches
Light Requirements: Full sun, Morning sun with afternoon shade
Flower Color: Blue
Special Characteristics:
  • Butterfly attractor, Keeps well as cut flower, Tolerant of Jugalan's toxins (walnut species poisoning), Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Native Wisconsin prairie plant, Wet tolerant, growing well in moist soils
  • preferably with good drainage