General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Mauve
Purple
White
Bi-Color: blue and white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Days to germinate: 7-14 days
Depth to plant seed: surface sow
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets

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Common names
  • Annual Lobelia
  • Trailing Lobelia
  • Edging Lobelia
  • Indian Tobacco
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Lobelia erinus
  • Synonym: Lobelia pendula

Photo Gallery
Location: Fairfax, VA
Date: 2022-04-01

Date: Jul 29, 2008 11:25 AM
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Location: La Plata, Argentina
Date: 2013-10-25
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-04-04

Courtesy Outsidepride
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Location: Granite Falls, WA
Date: 2019-05-27
Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2013-06-23

Credit: André Karwath
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - near Lake Ontario, zone 6a
Date: 2009-07-28
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2022-04-24
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2009
Location: Falls Church, Virginia
Date: 2013-09-29
Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-04-04

Credit NPS
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-04-04
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-04-04
Location: central Illinois
Date: 7-15-11
Location: Sangamon Co. Il.
Date: 2018-05-22
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2019-04-28
Kept in semi-shady garden.  Burns off in full Texas sun.
Location: My garden, Ghent, Belgium
Date: 2016-07-23
Location: At my brother and sister-in-law's house in Lebanon, OH
Date: 2014-05-31
Dark blue, light blue and white Lobelia colors in a blue containe
Location: At my brother and sister-in-law's house in Lebanon, OH
Date: 2014-05-31
Dark blue, light blue and white Lobelia colors in a blue containe
Location: Irvine, CA
Date: 2000-12-08
Trailing Lobelia
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-10-10
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-09-30
Location: western Oregon
Date: 2016-01-04
Location: My garden, Ghent, Belgium
Date: 2016-01-21
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Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Apr 22, 2012 1:56 PM concerning plant:
    Honey bees get nectar from this plant.
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Dec 16, 2013 4:09 PM concerning plant:
    This plant has a long flowering period - from mid-spring to early autumn. It is a perennial in subtropical climates, but usually grown as an annual in cold areas. When purchased in the spring, it should be kept indoors until all danger of frost has passed.

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