Common name: Great Blue Lobelia
Scientific name: Lobelia siphilitica
Category: Native Forb, Common Perennial
Sample mature size: 1 m tall, 0.35 m wide; 3.5 ft tall, 1.5 ft wide
Sunlight: Partial-sun
Water: Average, Medium-wet
Soil: Clay, Sand, Loam, Gravel
Blooms: Blue in July, August
Natural habitats: Meadow-grasslands, Woodland-shaded, Roadsides-ravines
Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps π, Butterflies/skippers π¦, Hummingbirds πΊ
Points of interest: - Prefers shade, but tolerates sun with adequate moisture
- Colony forming
- Unpalatable to deer and other herbivores