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Lobelia 'Compton Pink'

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Compton Pink' is an upright, clump-forming soft perennial, also grown as an annual, with moderately green ovate-elongated leaves and erect stems bearing terminal spikes of soft pink two-lipped flowers with darker tubes and centres from mid-summer to autumn.

Scientific classification

Species: Lobelia 'Compton Pink' (Lobelia 'Compton Pink')
Genus: Lobelia
Family: Campanulaceae

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Toxicity: Herbaceous Perennial
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 0.5-1 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Clump forming
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Lobelia 'Compton Pink' pictures

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Distribution of Lobelia 'Compton Pink'

Distribution map

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Lobelia 'Compton Pink'

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Lobelia 'Compton Pink' care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Cut back after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by division or seed. Seed can be sown in very early spring. Seed may not come true to type.

Growing

Grow in deep, rich moisture-retentive soil in sun or partial shade. Feed with liquid fertilizer until flowering and low nitrogen during the rest of the season.

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