trailing lobelia

Also known as: blue lobelia; dwarf spreading lobelia; edging lobelia; garden lobelia

A trailing, tender perennial grown as an annual, with fine, spreading stems, tiny leaves and masses of small flowers from late spring until autumn. In the wild, the species has blue to violet flowers and dark green leaves; in gardens, cultivars may be trailing or bushy, have pale, mid- or dark green leaves, sometimes flushed with bronze, with white, pale, mid- or dark blue, or purple flowers

Scientific classification

Species: trailing lobelia (Lobelia erinus)
Genus: Lobelia
Family: Campanulaceae

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Toxicity: Annual Biennial · Bedding
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Trailing
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of trailing lobelia

Distribution map

Plant distribution

Native
Introduced
Cultivated

Source：WCVP v16 · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · CC BY 3.0 · Boundaries：WGSRPD / TDWG

Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of trailing lobelia

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trailing lobelia care guide

Keep soil evenly moist with free drainage
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Ideal temperature

Watering

Keep soil evenly moist with free drainage

Fertilizing

Light balanced feed during active growth season

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown at 13-18ºC in late winter

Growing

Grow in deep, fertile, reliably moist soil in full sun or partial shade. For best results apply a balanced fertiliser every two weeks during spring and early summer and a nitrogen-free fertiliser every two weeks from mid-summer onwards

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